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Citation Nr: 1626408
Decision Date: 06/30/16
DOCKET NO.
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Archive Date: 07/11/16

07-31 831 ) DATE

On appeal from the


Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in North Little Rock, Arkans
THE ISSUE
Entitlement to service connection for pes planus.
REPRESENTATION
Appellant represented by: The American Legion
WITNESSES AT HEARING ON APPEAL
The Veteran and his sister
ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD
David Gratz, Counsel
INTRODUCTION
The Veteran served on active duty from April 1974 to July 1974.

This matter comes before the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) on appeal f

The Veteran and his sister testified before a now-retired Veterans Law Judg
In July 2010, the Board reopened the Veteran's claim and remanded the case

This appeal has been advanced on the Board's docket pursuant to 38 C.F.R.
FINDING OF FACT

The Veteran's preservice pes planus increased in severity during service, a


CONCLUSION OF LAW

The criteria for establishing entitlement to service connection for pes pla

REASONS AND BASES FOR FINDING AND CONCLUSIONS

The Veteran contends in his October 2007 substantive appeal that "I was dis

At his May 2008 Board videoconference hearing, the Veteran testified that h

The Veteran's sister testified that when the Veteran came back from service

Establishing service connection generally requires medical or, in certain c

The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Federal Circuit

To be "noted" within the meaning of the presumption of soundness statute, t

Here, the Board finds that the condition of pes planus was noted upon entry

The Veteran has met his burden to demonstrate an increase in his pes planus

The Board further finds that there is no clear and unmistakable evidence th

Based on the above, the Board finds that the evidence is at least in equipo
ORDER
Service connection for pes planus is granted.

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STEVEN D. REISS
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans' Appeals
Department of Veterans Affairs

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