The Veteran's claim for service connection for plantar keratosis is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and additional development of his private treatment records.
The deciding factor: The Board found that an examination was necessary to determine if there is a causal nexus between the Veteran's active military service and his current foot disorder, including plantar keratosis.
- Claimed conditions
- plantar keratosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 14, 2011
- Citation
- 1105906
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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 claims for a left foot disorder and plantar keratosis to obtain additional opinions regarding causation and aggravation by service-connected pes planus.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for plantar keratosis and remanded the issues of service connection for left ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, a left foot disorder, and a right foot disorder due to insufficient evidence.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied an increased rating for bilateral pes planus with plantar keratosis and corns, finding that the evidence did not support a higher evaluation.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for plantar keratosis and service connection for a left knee disability, finding that her bilateral plantar keratosis warranted a 10 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7819-7804. The Board also found no evidence to support the veteran's claim for service connection of a left knee disability secondary to her service-connected plantar keratosis.
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