The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral foot disability, including pes planus of the right foot and pes cavus of the left foot, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service. The preponderance of evidence is against a finding of service connection for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no nexus between the current foot disabilities and either service or a service-connected condition, including the Veteran's bilateral hip disability.
- Claimed conditions
- pes cavus (left foot), pes planus (right foot)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 19, 2009
- Citation
- 0939654
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hypertension, pes planus of the left foot, pes planus of the right foot, chronic bronchitis, and low back disability. The evidence does not support a finding that any of these conditions began during or are otherwise related to active service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including failing to provide a VA examination and obtain all relevant service treatment records.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for bilateral pes planus, but has remanded the issues of service connection for low back disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, and hallux valgus and hallux rigidus of the right foot due to conflicting evidence about their onset in or attributable to service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including pes planus of both feet and hip fractures. The Veteran was unable to attend a scheduled VA examination due to long wait times at the VA medical facility.
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