The Veteran's appeal for an evaluation in excess of 50 percent for bilateral congenital pes planus with bilateral metatarsalgia is dismissed. The Board also remanded several issues related to his service-connected hip, knee, and ankle conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his claim for an evaluation in excess of 50 percent for bilateral congenital pes planus with bilateral metatarsalgia.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Congenital Pes Planus with Bilateral Metatarsalgia, Acquired Psychiatric Disability (PTSD and Anxiety Disorder), Right Hip Iliopsoas Tendonitis with Limitation of Extension, Left Hip Iliopsoas Tendonitis with Limitation of Extension, Right Hip Iliopsoas Tendonitis with Limitation of Flexion, Left Hip Iliopsoas Tendonitis with Limitation of Flexion, Right Hip Iliopsoas Tendonitis with Impairment of Thigh, Left Hip Iliopsoas Tendonitis with Impairment of Thigh, Right Knee Tendonitis, Left Knee Tendonitis, Right Ankle Tendonitis, Left Ankle Tendonitis, Right Foot Hallux Valgus, Left Foot Hallux Valgus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2023
- Citation
- 23016296
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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