The Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus with metatarsalgia is granted a rating of 50 percent, but not higher.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran had symptoms consistent with pronounced flatfeet (extreme tenderness of plantar surfaces), warranting a 50% rating under VA's Rating Schedule for flatfoot.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus with metatarsalgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- April 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19129388
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied higher ratings for the Veteran's bilateral pes planus with metatarsalgia, finding that the evidence did not support a rating higher than 10 percent prior to April 22, 2024, and that a 50 percent rating was already in effect from that date.
- Denied
The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for the Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus with metatarsalgia, as the evidence did not support a higher rating.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a medical examination to determine if the Veteran's current neck strain is related to his in-service activities.
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