The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left ankle, right ankle, left knee, right knee, and right hip conditions as secondary to his service-connected bilateral pes planus. The decision also remanded the issue of service connection for a left foot condition, claimed as secondary to service-connected bilateral pes planus.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral ankle, bilateral knee, and right hip conditions are caused by his service-connected bilateral pes planus due to changes in gait. The decision also noted that there is reasonable doubt resolved in favor of the Veteran regarding these claims.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle condition, right ankle condition, left knee condition, right knee condition, right hip condition, left foot condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2026
- Citation
- A26006466
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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