The Board denied an initial rating higher than 20 percent for right foot pes planus prior to April 18, 2024, as the evidence did not support a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under DC 5276, including extreme tenderness of plantar surfaces or marked inward displacement and severe spasm of the tendon Achillis on manipulation.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot pes planus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25044415
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,762 · Granted: 24% (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: 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 claims for service connection for right foot hallux valgus and pes planus, finding that there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease related to these conditions.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the appellant's claims for service connection for bilateral foot pes planus with arthritis due to new and relevant evidence received after a prior April 2018 rating decision. The appellant served in active duty, which included physical labor such as warehouse work, leading to his current condition of bilateral foot pes planus.
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