The Board has granted service connection for bilateral foot disabilities (pes planus and hallux valgus) as they are found to be related to the Veteran's military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise that the Veteran's bilateral foot disabilities, including pes planus and hallux valgus, are due to his diagnoses of foot pain during military service.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot pes planus, right foot pes planus, hallux valgus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 5, 2024
- Citation
- A24043586
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claim for service connection of a bilateral foot condition due to lack of STRs and need for further examination.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeal for service connection for various conditions including hypoglycemia, sinusitis, left foot pes planus, right foot pes planus, right foot plantar fasciitis, left ankle pain, left hip osteoarthritis, left knee sprain, bradycardia, dry eye, hernia, hypercholesterolemia, and bilateral hearing loss.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hallux valgus, finding no competent and credible evidence linking her current condition to active service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for left foot plantar fasciitis and left foot pes planus due to inadequate examination, failure to consider continuity of symptoms, and need for further medical opinion.
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