The Veteran is seeking service connection for bone spurs of both feet. The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate July 2003 VA examination and a need for a medical opinion regarding the etiology of the claimed condition.
The deciding factor: The July 2003 VA examination was deemed inadequate, requiring additional development including obtaining a medical opinion on the relationship between current bone spurs and service.
- Claimed conditions
- bone spurs of both feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2010
- Citation
- 1030442
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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 Veteran's claims for service connection for bone spurs of both feet and hypertension, as well as his TDIU claim are being remanded due to the need for additional development.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as his failure to report for scheduled VA examinations without good cause resulted in the inability to obtain evidence favorable to his claims.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's bone spurs of both feet were not incurred in or aggravated by active military service, nor may they be presumed to have been so incurred.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection as his claimed conditions were not shown to be related to military service.
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