The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have left foot bone spurs, right foot bone spurs, left foot corns, or right foot corns disabilities. These conditions are attributable to already service-connected pes planus, hammer toes, degenerative arthritis, and hallux valgus of the bilateral feet.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claimed foot impairments are found to be related to his already service-connected pes planus, hammer toes, degenerative arthritis, and hallux valgus of the bilateral feet.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot bone spurs, right foot bone spurs, left foot corns, right foot corns
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 12, 2021
- Citation
- 21062824
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,858 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 21062824.
What this means for you
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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 left foot corns, right foot blisters, and right foot corns due to a lack of evidence showing these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for several left-sided joint conditions and a right shoulder disability, while denying service connection for a skeletal system disorder other than degenerative arthritis and a right knee disability.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability in any of them.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for right knee strain, left knee strain, and right foot bone spurs.
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