The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the minimum percentage requirements for a TDIU rating, and the RO must consider whether referral is appropriate under 38 C.F.R. � 4.16(b).
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities alone do not render him unemployable.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral flat feet with plantar fasciitis, hallux valgus of the right foot, hallux valgus of the left foot, hammer toe of the right foot, hammer toe of the left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2013
- Citation
- 1331863
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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 claims for service connection and rating issues due to outstanding VA and private treatment records not being obtained prior to adjudication.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for bilateral flat feet with plantar fasciitis due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring an addendum medical opinion.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the motions for revision of clear and unmistakable error in various rating decisions, including those related to service connection and ratings for multiple conditions. The claims for service connection were remanded.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 10 percent for hallux valgus of the right and left foot, effective November 30, 2004. The claim for a higher rating for left lower extremity radiculopathy was denied.
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