The Board granted service connection for right foot pes cavus, finding that the Veteran's condition was incurred in or aggravated by his active-duty service.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion and the Veteran's testimony supported the conclusion that the Veteran's right foot condition is related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot pes cavus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25052432
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Decisions by this judge: 913 · Granted: 41% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to duty-to-assist errors and insufficient opinions regarding service connection for a bilateral foot condition. The Veteran's preexisting pes planus is not considered aggravated by service, but his current foot conditions are related to his service-connected hip and knee conditions.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left ankle degenerative arthritis, right ankle degenerative arthritis, left foot pes cavus, and right foot pes cavus as there is no credible medical evidence establishing a nexus between his current disabilities and his military service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran requested withdrawal of all service connection issues, and the appeal is dismissed.
- Partly granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for right and left foot pes planus, metatarsalgia, and plantar fasciitis, an effective date of April 22, 2020, for the grant of service connection for right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and a TDIU. However, it denied higher ratings for bilateral cavus and compensable disability ratings for scars.
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