The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, a new VA examination of her service-connected bilateral foot disability, and issuance of a statement of the case with respect to the issue of an initial disability rating in excess of 20 percent for osteomyelitis of the left heel.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim requires additional development due to recent surgeries and treatment records that have not been obtained or reviewed yet. The VA examination is needed to assess the current severity of her service-connected bilateral flat feet with heel spurs, including any residual scars from previous surgeries. Additionally, a statement of the case must be issued for the issue of an initial disability rating in excess of 20 percent for osteomyelitis of the left heel.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral flat feet with heel spurs, osteomyelitis of the left heel
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 14, 2012
- Citation
- 1231668
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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's appeal for service connection for bilateral flat feet with heel spurs has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his request for a hearing and subsequently requested withdrawal of the appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for referral to Compensation and Pension Service for extraschedular TDIU consideration prior to September 3, 2015. The Veteran's TDIU was granted on September 3, 2015.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, hypertension, and a bilateral foot disability with heel spurs. The skin disability resulting in sun spots is not considered service-connected.
- Denied
The Board found no causal connection between the veteran's osteomyelitis of the left heel and right knee, status post left above knee amputation, and his VA hospitalization. Therefore, the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 was denied.
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