The Board dismissed the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral fallen arches because it was not properly filed. The veteran should resubmit the claim using the correct form.
The deciding factor: The VA Form 10182 was not submitted in response to a prior notice of decision and no decision regarding entitlement to service connection for bilateral fallen arches had been issued within one year prior to the May 2021 submission.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral fallen arches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25001447
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral foot, knee and ankle disabilities due to a need for additional medical opinions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a compensable rating for right thigh scar, service connection for hypothyroidism, bilateral fallen arches, sinusitis, and sexual dysfunction secondary to hypothyroidism due to inadequate VA examinations.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal was withdrawn, and all claims were dismissed.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, a bowel disability, a left leg disability, bilateral fallen arches, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), and fibromyalgia as the evidence did not support the existence of current disabilities or their relationship to military service.
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