The Veteran's appeal includes claims to reopen a previously denied claim for service connection for bilateral flat feet, as well as claims for service connection for right and left knee disorders. The Board has determined that these issues are inextricably intertwined with the issue of new and material evidence for the bilateral flat feet claim. As such, all related claims must be remanded to allow for further development.
The deciding factor: The issues of reopening the previously denied claim for service connection for bilateral flat feet and the claims for service connection for right and left knee disorders are inextricably intertwined with the issue of whether there was clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in a June 2001 decision denying service connection for bilateral flat feet. The resolution of these issues requires consideration of all evidence received since the last SSOC.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral flat feet, right knee disorder, left knee disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 12, 2011
- Citation
- 1126063
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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.
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