The Veteran's pes planus was not rated higher than 0 percent from February 2010 to December 1, 2014. From December 2, 2014 to October 11, 2015, the Veteran's pes planus was rated at 10 percent and from October 12, 2015, it was rated at 30 percent.,The Veteran's lower back condition has not been established as a current disability.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient evidence to establish the presence of a current lower back disability for service connection purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- pes planus, lower back condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 23, 2017
- Citation
- 1705488
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis, finding that the Veteran's pre-existing pes planus condition was aggravated by service. The effective date is August 15, 2025.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for both a lower back condition and a cervical spine condition, finding that the evidence did not support a nexus between these conditions and service.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a lower back condition, including thoracolumbar spine degenerative arthritis and degenerative disc disease other than IVDS. The decision finds that the Veteran's current disability is causally related to his military service due to an accident during training in 1963.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis with pes planus, finding that her current condition had its onset during active military service.
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