Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder secondary to the Veteran's service connected pes planus with plantar fasciitis, but denied direct service connection and a higher rating for the right knee disability.
The deciding factor: The private opinion provided in April 2024 supported the claim for secondary service connection, while there was no sufficient evidence of a nexus between the claimed psychiatric disorder and the Veteran's military service or any aggravation of the pre-existing condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, Right knee disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25087183
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