Your claim for service connection for flat feet (pes planus) has been granted, and you are now receiving a 30% rating effective July 20, 2017. This issue is no longer in appellate status.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection was granted in the January 2024 Board decision and subsequently effectuated by way of February 2024 rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- flat feet (pes planus)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- April 23, 2024
- Citation
- A24020571
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. Look up the original decision on VA.gov (opens in a new tab) using citation A24020571.
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
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 claim for service connection for flat feet, hammer toes, plantar fasciitis, arthritis, and hallux valgus, finding that there was no evidence of a pre-existing condition aggravated by military service. The Board also found that the current disabilities were not related to service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for flat feet (pes planus) and denied service connection for an eye disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for plantar fasciitis and flat feet (pes planus) has been remanded due to the submission of new evidence that is relevant to his claims.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted service connection for pes cavus. The claims for flat feet, plantar fasciitis, and left ankle disability are remanded as they may be related to the aggravated pes cavus.
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