The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining updated treatment records and a VA examination to assess the severity of his bilateral pes planus and whether his lumbar spine disorder is related to or aggravated by his service-connected bilateral pes planus.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that additional development is necessary before the Veteran's claims can be decided due to the need for updated treatment records, a VA examination, and an addendum opinion regarding secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus with tendency to hammer toe formation, lumbar spine degenerative disc disease with herniated discs
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 18, 2011
- Citation
- 1130668
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an increased initial rating for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease with herniated discs.
- Granted
The Veteran's bilateral pes planus with tendency to hammer toe formation was granted a 30 percent evaluation effective September 8, 2011. Service connection for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease with herniated discs was denied as secondary to service-connected bilateral pes planus. The claim for TDIU remains pending.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
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