The appeal concerning the issue of service connection for a bilateral foot disability, to include pes planus and plantar fasciitis, is dismissed due to the Veteran's passing.
The deciding factor: The Veteran passed away during the pendency of the appeal, thus the Board cannot issue a decision on the underlying claim at this time.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot disability, to include pes planus and plantar fasciitis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25016320
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,911 · Granted: 10% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
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 remands the claim for a new examination to address whether the Veteran's bilateral foot disability is related to his military service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a bilateral foot disability, to include pes planus and plantar fasciitis, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a back disability secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability and assigned an initial rating of 10 percent for hypertension.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing proper notice regarding secondary service connection.
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