The Board denied service connection for right and left pes planus as there is no evidence of current disabilities related to these conditions.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of current disabilities or symptoms related to the claimed conditions, and the Veteran did not report any functional impairment due to pain.
- Claimed conditions
- right pes planus, left pes planus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25040500
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,446 · Granted: 21% (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
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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: Granted
The Board has restored a 50% rating for the Veteran's left foot disability, finding that the reduction to a 20% rating was improper due to lack of sustained improvement in the condition.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's right pes planus was aggravated by military service. The claim will be reconsidered with a new medical examination.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for headaches and left pes planus, but denied service connection for cervical disc herniation at C5-C6 level with posterior disc protrusion and Bell's palsy.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted an effective date of October 1, 2022 for the award of service connection for right pes planus and right foot scars.
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