The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional medical records and an updated VA examination. The claim will be reconsidered in light of these new pieces of evidence.
The deciding factor: Additional medical records are needed, including recent outpatient treatment records from the VA Medical Center in Decatur, Georgia, as well as a current VA examination to assess the severity of her bilateral pes planus with hammertoes and any related psychiatric disorder. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered based on these new findings.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus with hammertoes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2010
- Citation
- 1004412
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case to the RO for additional action regarding the Veteran's service-connected bilateral flat feet with hammertoes, as well as his claims of entitlement to service connection for a neck disorder and low back pain. The issues of whether new and material evidence had been received to reopen these claims were not addressed.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus with hammertoes is rated at 30 percent effective January 8, 2009. The claim for left foot Morton's neuroma was granted. Service connection for a low back disability and a cervical spine disability secondary to the service-connected bilateral pes planus with hammertoes has been granted. No new and material evidence was received to reopen claims of service connection for headaches.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The veteran's appeal has been dismissed as she withdrew her appeal in October 2008.
- Whole decision: Denied
The veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus with hammertoes does not meet the criteria for a TDIU rating based on an extraschedular evaluation as his disability is rated at 50% and he has other occupational experience. The Board finds that the preponderance of evidence is against a finding that the veteran is unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities.
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