The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral flat feet did not have its onset during active duty or pre-existed his service, and therefore denied service connection. However, new evidence was submitted to reopen the claim.
The deciding factor: New evidence does not show any complaints, symptoms or treatment of flat feet during the Veteran's active-duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral flat feet (pes planus)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 5, 2023
- Citation
- 23020921
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a higher rating for pes planus and service connection for bilateral metatarsal disabilities, as secondary to pes planus, due to outstanding evidence and an inadequate VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives, and another remand is required before service connection for a right foot disability can be adjudicated.
- Granted
The Veteran's preexisting bilateral flat feet worsened during service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral flat feet (pes planus) has been reopened. The claim for service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis remains denied.
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