The Board has remanded the case for further development, including scheduling a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the RO. The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for bilateral pes planus with hallux valgus and claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder are pending.
The deciding factor: The Board has determined that further development is needed, including scheduling the Veteran for a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the RO.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus with hallux valgus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 22, 2014
- Citation
- 1442284
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development and an opinion regarding direct service connection for right great toe amputation, as well as whether any of the Veteran's service-connected conditions caused or aggravated his amputation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain a new VA medical opinion regarding the Veteran's right great toe amputation and its relation to his service-connected foot disabilities.
- Granted
The Veteran's bilateral pes planus with hallux valgus is granted a 30 percent rating, but no more. The lumbar spine disorder is denied service connection as not proximately due to or aggravated by the service-connected bilateral foot disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development and adjudication, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations to address the etiology of his bilateral foot disability, right shoulder disability, and low back disability.
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