The Board found that the veteran's current bilateral foot disorder was not incurred during service and denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking the current bilateral foot disorder to the veteran's service, including any in-service injury or exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 6, 2006
- Citation
- 0610039
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to assess the severity of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and determine if they meet the criteria for specially adapted housing or special home adaptation grant eligibility.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral foot and knee injuries due to inadequate VA examinations that did not address specific content within the Veteran's service treatment records regarding his knee and foot complaints.
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The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for chronic bronchitis and a bilateral foot injury due to additional evidence being added to his file.
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