The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral foot pain and increased rating for left shoulder bursitis, as well as his claim for TDIU. The appeal was remanded due to incomplete records but no new evidence was provided.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the current bilateral feet diagnoses were less likely as not caused by military service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot pain, right fifth metatarsal resection
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 23, 2011
- Citation
- 1135836
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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 Veteran's claims for service connection due to missing records and a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The claims will be readjudicated after obtaining any necessary records.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's bilateral foot pain, right knee pain and weakness, and left knee pain and weakness are granted as service-connected.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to errors in development and a need for additional evidence, including clarification of the Veteran's claim and an examination.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral foot disability, as his current diagnosis is bilateral plantar fasciitis. The decision also includes a request to verify the Veteran's periods of service in the Army National Guard and obtain his complete service treatment records.
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