The veteran's case is being remanded due to his inability to attend a scheduled hearing. The issue of entitlement to an increased evaluation for bilateral weak foot remains unresolved.
The deciding factor: The appellant was unable to attend the previously scheduled Travel Board hearing, necessitating its rescheduling.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral weak foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 8, 2000
- Citation
- 0006214
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a bilateral foot disorder to correct duty to assist errors and obtain a TERA opinion.
- Denied
The Board denied an increased evaluation for service-connected bilateral weak foot with plantar callosities, finding that the disability is manifested by flatfeet and mildly painful callosities. The Veteran's symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral foot disability, characterized as weak foot with plantar callosities, warrants a 10 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 5276.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him in need of regular aid and attendance due to his Alzheimer's dementia, which is a nonservice-connected condition.
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