The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected right foot disability due to Morton's disease, right foot disability due to flatfoot (pes cavus), left foot disability due to Morton's disease, and left foot disability due to pes cavus have been denied. The claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability has also been denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for higher ratings under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Morton's disease, Flatfoot (including pes cavus)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 18, 2023
- Citation
- 23056727
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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: Dismissed
The appeals for increased evaluations of various conditions have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has granted service connection for metatarsalgia, claimed as Morton's disease. However, the issue is dismissed because the claim was fully granted in a previous rating decision.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional medical examinations and evaluations to determine if the Veteran's diagnosed foot disabilities are related to service or a service-connected disability.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection due to incomplete examination reports and other procedural issues. The claims will be reviewed with a focus on obtaining updated medical opinions regarding the severity of his service-connected pes planus with plantar fasciitis, as well as addressing any new diagnoses.
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