The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to outstanding VA treatment records and clarification of medical opinions regarding his foot and nose disabilities.
The deciding factor: Further evidence is needed from the Central Arkansas Veterans Health Care System, and clarifying medical opinions are required on the etiology of the Veteran's diagnosed foot and nasal conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- fallen arches, calcaneal spurs, dysfunctional feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 16, 2012
- Citation
- 1205995
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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 issues of service connection for various conditions including Athlete's foot, allergic rhinitis, lumbar spine condition, left knee condition, right knee condition, fallen arches, migraines (headaches) condition, and an acquired psychological condition. The Veteran's claims are not currently addressed as there is no evidence of a current disability.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's bilateral plantar fasciitis, pes planus, hallux valgus, and calcaneal spurs were granted a disability rating of 50 percent effective May 17, 2018. A separate 10 percent rating was granted for metatarsalgia (Morton's neuroma). The Veteran's prior service-connected conditions did not prevent him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for pes planus, plantar fasciitis, gout, and calcaneal spurs as secondary to a service-connected disability due to an inadequate VA examination.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for degenerative arthritis with degenerative disc disease other than intervertebral disc syndrome and retrolisthesis L2-L3, degenerative arthritis, other than post-traumatic, right knee, lateral collateral ligament sprain (chronic/recurrent), left ankle, right ankle, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), tinea pedis, fallen arches, and left knee instability due to inadequate VA medical opinions.
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