The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed conditions are not related to service, and therefore denied his claims for service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of in-service injury or disease related to the current conditions, and the medical opinions do not support a link between service and these disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Bone spurs of the bilateral feet, Plantar fasciitis of the bilateral feet, Hallux valgus deformities of the bilateral feet, Tendonitis of the right foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2014
- Citation
- 1453818
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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: Granted
The Veteran was granted a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to September 13, 2019.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for arthritis of the left thumb was dismissed as she stated satisfaction with the current rating.,The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings from March 6, 2020, for DDD of the lumbar spine, plantar fasciitis of the bilateral feet, and migraine headaches were also dismissed due to her satisfaction with the current ratings.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for DDD of the lumbar spine, migraine headaches, left thumb arthritis and bilateral plantar fasciitis are remanded due to her inability to attend recent VA examinations.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for degenerative joint disease of the bilateral feet and plantar fasciitis of the bilateral feet, both found to be proximately due to or the result of service-connected pes planus. The effective date remains pending as it is remanded.
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