Flat Feet (Pes Planus) VA Claims: How To Win The Rating You Deserve

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Are you a veteran struggling with flat feet and unsure how to navigate the VA claims process? Look no further! Our latest video, "Flat Feet (Pes Planus) VA Claims: How To Get The Rating You Deserve!" is your comprehensive resource for understanding and mastering the VA disability claims process for pes planus in 2024.
This video is designed to empower you with knowledge and confidence. In this in-depth guide, we delve into the critical steps for filing a successful VA claim for flat feet, drawing on expert insights and the latest updates from top blogs on VA disability claims. We cover everything from the initial diagnosis and medical documentation to the intricacies of proving service connection and navigating the rating system. Plus, we reveal insider tips on how to enhance your claim, avoid common pitfalls, and understand the impact of flat feet on your overall health and military service.
By watching our video, you'll learn the key factors that can make or break your claim, including the importance of a strong nexus letter and the potential for secondary service connection. Don't let the complexities of the VA system hold you back from getting the compensation you deserve. Join us as we break down the process, step by step, and provide you with "The Key" to unlocking the benefits you've earned through your service. Remember, knowledge is power - and with our video, you'll have the power to take control of your VA disability claim for flat feet. Subscribe to our channel for more veteran-focused content and hit the bell icon to stay updated on all the latest strategies to maximize your VA benefits. Your journey to a successful VA disability claim for flat feet starts here

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@STWEETWYZDM 2 ай бұрын

I got 50% a few years back, but it took me a little bit to get it, I was getting insoles customize and it did not work, until it was diagnose that I needed surgery, a buddy letter, plus it was noted on my honorable discharge process. Now I am fighting for my lower back pain and knee pain secondaries at 90% for my 100%. They kept denying my somatic disorder also. Don't give up bros, these videos helped on a lot of claims.

@Kebinnugget 2 ай бұрын

Did u end up getting surgery? Are u able to refuse surgery for flat feet? How was the c&p exam like?

@Xtremeproducts 2 ай бұрын

@@KebinnuggetI would like to know too because I’ve been diagnosed for this

@andresluna351 2 ай бұрын

Dident need this but best be sure that if I had flat feet I'd be taking notes cause this right here will get your right. F the haters Jordan keep spreading the gospel.

@80Mojica 2 ай бұрын

I had flat feet going in but they were asymptomatic. This helped me as when I was getting out I now had plantar fasciitis. This helped connect the aggravation so I got 50% for flat feet and PF combined.

@TheDogger4 2 ай бұрын

Exactly my situation now, thank you

@Wangan300 2 ай бұрын

So many people have flat feet going in. I didn't know this condition could even develop later on.

@jwalter81 2 ай бұрын

Need one on Plantar fasciitis

@jb.8992 2 ай бұрын

It falls under the same umbrella for the VA!

@TheDogger4 2 ай бұрын

Meps flat feet exams currently diagnosed plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendons thickness, arthritis, X-rays by a podiatrist getting nexus and buddy statement

@doritattias3404 2 ай бұрын

We need some updating if somebody have a bout silica dust in the lungs and surgeries for it.

@TexasMade903 2 ай бұрын

I had a board certified podiatrist write a statement saying that my foot condition was due to my military service. However, I was still denied because the nurse practitioner who did my C&P exam didn't see it that way.

@JohnB-dr8sk 2 ай бұрын

If you have no in-service mentions of foot or ankle problems coupled with no after-service treatment, no nexus letter will get you service-connected for feet.

@danielmchugh8231 Ай бұрын

I dont have anything in my records upon checking. I worked on a flight desk for 5 yers which I thought would be a presumptive.

@Dwe1964 2 ай бұрын

I went into the Marine Corps with flat feet. Started having problems with my shins, diagnosed with shin splints. I have a 10% rating for each shin. I had pain in my feet and ankles but never went to Sick Bay for it. I'm still having problems with shin splints. Is it possible to file for secondary feet and ankle pain from shin splints?

@wesleyhudnall3353 2 ай бұрын

How do you drop this as soon as i need it?!

@clemonscg 18 күн бұрын

Can you file for flat feet and a different claim forplantar Fascitis ?

@edwinreyes8779 6 сағат бұрын

Is there any way to get a copy of that meps medical entrance exam? I tried calling meps where i enlisted and told me they don't have them their to look for national archives center i believe in DC or kentucky. Any advice on where to go to next? I have been service connected for left ankle 10%

@danielmchugh8231 Ай бұрын

If I don’t have flat feet but foot pain is there anything I can claim?

@ozacom4766 2 ай бұрын

What if the VA has already issued you orthotics for your flat feet without seeing a Podiatrist?

@Flashhideronly 2 ай бұрын

What is the contact to get ahold of your team?

@jessiearagon2492 12 күн бұрын

My diagnosis was for 1 foot, by the time i got a nexus pain was in both feet and the c&p exam was for just the 1 foot. Still waiting decision, if they rate only 1 foot should i file a HLR or file for aggregation?

@spec46971 2 ай бұрын

I was drafted and had Pes Planus non symptomtomatic when I entered the Army I went to sick call 2 weeks into basic training for foot pain all they did was put homemade leather wedges on the bottom of my boots causing the pain to worsen I was still denied had evidence from a podiatrist with a nexus letter.

@JohnB-dr8sk 2 ай бұрын

Do have the STR stating they modified your boots? If so that would be key in filing an HLR or Appeal.

@spec46971 2 ай бұрын

@@JohnB-dr8sk yes

@realwarriorscholar 2 ай бұрын

I have flat feet service connected. We’ll see how they rate me.

@davidhuskisson5771 2 ай бұрын

I was denied flat feet, and they didn't even give me a C&P exam. I don't understand at all.

@user-iu1uf1ms7u 2 ай бұрын

I need help. How do I contact you?

@ginocurtis 2 ай бұрын

I’m currently active duty and have a diagnosis for flat feet (pes planus) and am currently seeing a podiatrist. Is this enough to approve a claim if the pain scale from flat feet itself is minimal? Thanks!

@toddmaek5436 Ай бұрын

Yes

@TheGoat-qw6jb 2 ай бұрын

Do I just have to have insoles that don’t heal the pain to get 50% or all of the other criteria’s ?

@mybugguypestsolutionshoels2789 Ай бұрын

It has to be other criteria. I have flat feet, solid medical evidence and records for both feet. I’ve done everything short of surgery and only got rated for 10%. I’m not sure how these other soldiers are getting 20 - 50% for their feet. The feet are very hard to get rated on, even with a sound letter from your Dr. with excellent evidence. In my opinion it comes down to the rater.

@danielmchugh8231 Ай бұрын

What if I don’t have flat feet but foot pain? Is this the same strategy

@jawaunyoung1984 Ай бұрын

Look into plantar fasciitis and Arthritis as possible claims. Get a copy of your military c-files (FOIA request). Look for issues that you complained about in-service and relate those to issues that you complained about after service that has caused you issues and have become Chronic...go to your medical care provider and build a paperwork trail.

@dudeskidude8376 2 ай бұрын

Im infantry in the national guard. Sadly, non deployed. How do I start getting diagnosed while i’m still in? Will i have access to VA claims?

@DeltaOscarDelta03 2 ай бұрын

I would go through your phaq and complain or annotate how about everything. I hated doing them and most people do so they skim through and answer no on everything but don't do that.

@DeltaOscarDelta03 2 ай бұрын

Also since youre guard go to your primary care physician. Or sick call when it's available don't stay silent like I did it's going to be a lot more fighting later on

@JohnB-dr8sk 2 ай бұрын

I was a non-deployed Reservist who got service-connected for flat feet. Yes, it's possible, but I'm not going to lie, if your case is thin with a non-deployed, training only status, it will be almost impossible to get the VA to service-connect them, because you won't have Presumption of Soundness and Presumption of Aggravation like active duty people have UNLESS it happened during Basic or AIT and was documented. Or, if you had injuries during annual training and was seen and the Army doctor wrote that you had flat feet. This is assuming you entered with normal feet as well. BUT....if you have a paper trail of foot or ankle injuries during those two kinds of periods, and then got diagnosed not long after service with flat feet, then YES, the VA will service-connect you even if you have to appeal it. Guard and Reserves unfortunately have a higher standard to prove service-connection than active duty members do. But if you have definite in-service documentation, it would be well worth it to back it up with 1-3 nexus statements and then you will probably win. Hope this helps.

@nickdean7830 2 ай бұрын

What is you came in service with normal. Feet and now your feet are flat and you have the MEPs paperwork. Is that automatic if still in the reserves ?

@JohnB-dr8sk 2 ай бұрын

I can probably answer your questions, as I was a Reservist who got service-connected for flat feet. I need more information to help you though. You entered with normal feet -- did you suffer injuries to your feet and/or ankles and then were diagnosed in-service with flat feet, or was the diagnosis well after service?

@nickdean7830 2 ай бұрын

@@JohnB-dr8sk thanks for your reply , also currently a reservist on orders , I’ve seen the MD for bilateral foot pain , been Dx with plantar fascia , doing PT and got issued custom Insoles . The all MD said I have flat feet but wasn’t DX as yet . I heard I could be DX at c and p exam

@JohnB-dr8sk 2 ай бұрын

@@nickdean7830 Hey Nick, you're very welcome. If a military doctor told you you have flat feet, then you need to politely ask him to document that and then get a copy. Be persistent if you have to. Also, even if you have to pay out your pocket, go see an outside private podiatrist RIGHT NOW and get them to evaluate your feet. Do not wait unless you are out in the field right now. In-service evidence is KEY. Once you're documented everything, and as you said, had normal feet when entering, request a PEB/MEB through your command. Tell them you love the Reserves and want to continue serving, but that you just need to have it documented that your feet got injured and may be permanently that way (flat feet DO NOT become "unflat." ). ALSO file a VA claim while in after you get your diagnosis. If command acts like arsehats about it, then push through anyway, because here's the deal....unless you're an activated/deployed combat vet from the Reserves, you will get NO VA benefits after your service except for the GI Bill after 6 years of service. You will also have no Presumption of Soundness or Presumption of Aggravation for VA claims which active duty soldiers get. It is imperative to document everything RIGHT NOW. If you do so, you WILL get service-connected. If you don't and wait until after service, it will be much harder. I only got service-connected because I entered with normal feet and had a hard MOS (Lineman), a bunch of injuries and then had an in-service diagnosis by an Army doctor for pes planus. In other words, my case was rock solid even as a Reservist, but others aren't so lucky (or unlucky because my feet hurt all the time and it sucks). Hope this helps!

@Kebinnugget 2 ай бұрын

In the same situation! And also seeking this answer

@JohnB-dr8sk 2 ай бұрын

@@nickdean7830 KZfaq AI or this channel is erasing all of my other replies. Sorry guys

@cesargonzales7234 2 ай бұрын

If I was giving an insomnia rating 2022 at 50 percent and now I am putting for mental health and other claims, can they remove my insomnia now that they count for insomnia?

@real-h1739 2 ай бұрын

Insomnia is part of the mental now

@cesargonzales7234 2 ай бұрын

@@real-h1739 so I shouldn’t put in for depression/anxiety?

@real-h1739 2 ай бұрын

@@cesargonzales7234 Not really because they will reevaluate all items mental, so you may still be at 50%, look at the 70% rating and see if it applies, if so then continue with your claims

@JohnB-dr8sk 2 ай бұрын

Don't listen to others here who don't know what the rules are about this. You are GRANDFATHERED IN. They have to rate you under the old system and it's written into the VA regs that way. The only way they would use the new rating system is if it actually gave you a higher rating than the old system. That's the only exception to the grandfathering rule.

@mistahmj1275 2 ай бұрын

With no service records for my feet, do I need a nexus letter if my doctor will dictate that I have flat feet and more likely than not it began or was aggravated by my time in service due to the activities I was required to participate in and the type of footwear I was issued by the military?

@JohnB-dr8sk 2 ай бұрын

If you have absolutely no in-service evidence, such as ankle injuries (they can cause the muscles that hold up your arch to collapse if injured badly enough), complaints of foot pain, issued orthotics, requesting new boots due to foot pain, an in-service diagnosis of flat feet after entering with normal feet, etc, it will be very difficult to get your feet connected UNLESS you had a flat foot diagnosis within 4-5 years max after leaving the military. The best way to figure this out is to read BVA decisions by typing "pes planus" or "flat feet" in the search box.

@mistahmj1275 2 ай бұрын

@@JohnB-dr8sk thanks for the reply. I had foot pain and was told I had plantar fasciitis during service but can’t find any evidence of it or other foot problems in my records. Plus I have been out for over 20 years. So even with a Nexus letter from a podiatrist and a current diagnosis u don’t think I have a chance to get service connected?

@JohnB-dr8sk 2 ай бұрын

@@mistahmj1275 Question- did you get treated or diagnosed with foot problems or foot pain within 3-5 years after service? If so, do you have evidence of that?

@mistahmj1275 2 ай бұрын

@@JohnB-dr8sk no treatments, no evidence. Had bad shin splints during basic training. Had foot pain ever since. Not sure when but A doc I saw told me I had plantar fasciitis. Nothing shows in my military medical records. Just found out last year I could possibly get disability so after doing research, I went to a podiatrist I know to get a current diagnosis and to ask about a Nexus Letter.

@JohnB-dr8sk 2 ай бұрын

@@mistahmj1275 How long have you been out?

@Toad92873 2 ай бұрын

Mine just got denied.. they said that I had it prior to joining.

@wesleyhudnall3353 2 ай бұрын

Same here. Just got it denied last week. Along with plantar fasciitis

@jaxmomsanurse 2 ай бұрын

Did you have to get a medical waiver to get in?

@Toad92873 2 ай бұрын

@jaxmomsanurse I don't remember, it was back in 90' .. it just said that I had it prior to joining..

@wesleyhudnall3353 2 ай бұрын

@jaxmomsanurse I didn't need a waiver.

@KJones-lp5nr 2 ай бұрын

Same here. I was diagnosed with moderate ... From blisters and callouses from boot camp to active duty. I still was denied. They also told me I had it prior to joining. The c&p examiner stated that I may have been moderate but now I am fully flat foot...