The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for left foot pes planus, finding no evidence of an in-service injury or current disability related to military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's claimed left foot pes planus had its onset during service or was otherwise related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot pes planus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25033054
What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 15, 2022, for a 10 percent maximum initial rating for service-connected right foot metatarsalgia and granted service connection for right foot pes planus and left foot pes planus.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for left and right foot pes planus, plantar fasciitis, right ankle pain, left ankle pain, right hip pain, and left hip pain was dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election of review.
- Denied
The Board denied the appellant's claim for attorney fees based on past-due benefits from an April 2024 decision that awarded service connection for left foot pes planus.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a right knee disability as there was no evidence of an injury during active duty, ACDUTRA, or INACDUTRA. The other claims were remanded to correct a duty to assist error.
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