The Veteran's bilateral pes planus with metatarsalgia, hammer toes of the left and right feet, and hallux valgus of both feet are rated at 30 percent prior to April 16, 2013. The Board has remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's pes planus is severe with objective evidence of deformity but not marked pronation or extreme tenderness on manipulation.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral pes planus with metatarsalgia, Hammer toes, left foot, Hammer toes, right foot, Hallux valgus, left foot, Hallux valgus, right foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- May 5, 2021
- Citation
- 21027400
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and a TDIU, as the evidence did not support higher ratings or unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder and tinnitus, while denying service connection for various other disabilities including the right ankle, left ankle, right shoulder, left shoulder, right knee, left knee, heart, respiratory, kidney, venous thrombosis, urinary hesitancy, acute metabolic encephalopathy, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, sleep disturbance, abdominal distension, atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease, neurological disability, chronic fatigue syndrome, erectile dysfunction, stroke, skin disability, fibromyalgia, bilateral foot pain, hammer toes, tinea pedis, meningitis, GERD, traumatic brain injury, and irritable bowel syndrome. The Board also remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss and a back disability.
- Dismissed
All appeals for service connection and evaluations of various conditions were dismissed as duplicative, with decisions already issued in January 2025.
- Denied
The Veteran's bilateral pes planus with metatarsalgia was rated at 30 percent, and the Board found that a higher rating is not warranted based on the evidence of record.
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