The Board has determined that the May 2008 VA medical examination is inadequate and additional development, including obtaining a new VA examination for bilateral flat feet, is needed. The Veteran's claims are being remanded to allow for further action.
The deciding factor: The Board found the May 2008 VA medical examination inadequate due to lack of supporting rationale for the determination that the Veteran's claimed bilateral flat feet were of hereditary origin and not caused by or aggravated by military service beyond normal life progression.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot plantar fasciitis with calcaneal heel spurs, right foot plantar fasciitis with calcaneal heel spurs, costochondritis, right thigh strain, bilateral foot tinea cruris and tinea pedis with dystrophic nails
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 7, 2015
- Citation
- 1514817
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied, but his claims for tinnitus and costochondritis were granted.,The Board has remanded the claims for left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), pericarditis, and myxomatous mitral valve.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for costochondritis, finding that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether the condition is related to in-service chest pain.
- Granted
The Veteran's headaches are granted service connection, with the Board finding that his headaches started during active duty and have persisted.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no current diagnosis of hearing loss for VA purposes.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to errors in notification letters.
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