The Board has determined that the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a chronic bilateral foot disorder is granted.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on evidence presented after reopening the claim due to new and material evidence being received.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic bilateral foot disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2007
- Citation
- 0733844
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including chronic shoulder, wrist, foot, and knee disorders, as well as COPD, due to a lack of evidence showing these conditions were incurred or aggravated during active service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic bilateral foot and hand disorders were denied as there is no evidence of a current disability.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional action as directed by the Court's October 2011 Order granting the Parties' Joint Motion to Remand. The case is now pending further examination and development.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the RO.
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