Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral foot disability, to include pes planus (flatfeet), as there was no evidence of a relationship between his claimed disabilities and his military service.
The deciding factor: The October 2023 VA medical opinion concluded that it was less likely than not that the Veteran's pes planus was associated with his military service, based on the lack of in-service complaints and the presence of other risk factors for developing pes planus.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot disability, to include pes planus (flatfeet)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25106177
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