The Board has ordered a remand for further development, including a VA examination to determine if the veteran's current left foot/ankle disability was aggravated by service and contributed to his current condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence suggests that military activities may have aggravated the veteran's club left foot and may be associated with his current disability.
- Claimed conditions
- pes cavus of the left foot, osteoarthritis of the joints
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 8, 2007
- Citation
- 0706934
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for pes cavus of the right foot, left foot, and status post fracture with traumatic arthritis of the right foot due to lack of aggravation during service.,Service connection was not granted as the Veteran's conditions were found to be congenital diseases that pre-existed service.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his left foot disability was denied as the evidence did not support a rating higher than 20 percent.
- Denied
The Veteran's left foot disability, manifested by chronic pain and slight curl-down of all lesser toes without callosities or more than moderate pes cavus deformity, does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation under any applicable rating code.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeal was denied as he does not have a current chronic left hip disability associated with his active military duty, and the service connection for a left hip disability is not warranted.
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