The Board denied higher ratings for the Veteran's bilateral pes planus with metatarsalgia, finding that the evidence did not support a rating higher than 10 percent prior to April 22, 2024, and that a 50 percent rating was already in effect from that date.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms did not meet or more nearly approximate the criteria for higher ratings under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus with metatarsalgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25092902
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 622 · Granted: 17% (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 Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbosacral strain and bilateral pes planus with metatarsalgia are remanded due to a duty to assist error. An addendum medical opinion is required to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the AOJ for consideration of additional evidence, and a medical opinion regarding the etiology of calcaneal/osseous spurs.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus with metatarsalgia is granted a rating of 50 percent, but not higher.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development of his claims, including obtaining recent medical records from the Iowa City VAMC.
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