The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for corns and calluses of the feet due to new evidence showing current disability. The Board then found that there was a link between the veteran's current condition and his military service, granting service connection.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the veteran had a current disability (corns and calluses of the feet) which was linked to his military service based on medical records and testimony.
- Claimed conditions
- corns and calluses of the feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 20, 2003
- Citation
- 0309310
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 120 · Granted: 40% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that the Veteran's service treatment and personnel records are needed to properly adjudicate his claims. As these records have not been obtained, the Board is remanding the cases for further action.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for corns and calluses of the feet was denied, but his claim for an earlier effective date for service connection was granted.,The veteran's claim for PTSD was denied due to lack of diagnosis.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's low back disorder, corns and calluses of the feet, and cyst and perineal abscess. The veteran is also awarded an initial compensable evaluation (10%) for her acne.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for back disability and a compensable rating for residuals of avulsion fracture of the left heel, finding no evidence of chronicity in service or current disability related to service. Service connection was granted for corns and calluses of the feet.
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