The Board has found that further development is required regarding the Veteran's flat foot deformity and degenerative bone disease claims due to incomplete service treatment records. The case is REMANDED for additional development, including obtaining STRs, scheduling a VA examination, and considering the evidence of record.
The deciding factor: The Board notes that the Veteran's service treatment records are not complete and requests further investigation into his flat foot deformity and degenerative bone disease claims.
- Claimed conditions
- flat foot deformity, degenerative bone disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2010
- Citation
- 1041462
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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 claim to reopen his service connection for degenerative bone disease is granted. The case is remanded for further development, including a VA examination.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including sciatica, back disability, right hip and knee disabilities, cold injury residuals, PTSD, chronic sinusitis, chronic fatigue syndrome, skin disorder of the feet, fibromyalgia, stroke with left-side balance impairment, headaches (migraines), degenerative bone disease, heart disability, muscle pain and soreness, and a left eye disability. The Board found no evidence to support these claims.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to failure to adjudicate an intertwined issue of service connection for degenerative bone disease due to ionizing radiation. The SMC based on need for aid and attendance claim is also being remanded.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for sleep apnea, gout, degenerative bone disease, and allergic rhinitis (claimed as allergies) due to the appellant's withdrawal of his appeal.
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