The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to determine if new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim of service connection for flat feet. The Veteran also needs an examination to assess her current foot disorders and whether they are related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Nasal/breathing disorder, Bilateral foot disorders
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 11, 2015
- Citation
- 1534217
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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: Denied
The Board has denied service connection for bilateral Achilles tendon disorder, bilateral foot disorders, and bilateral ankle disorders. The claim for depression was withdrawn by the Veteran.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral foot disorders, including neuropathy and pes planus, should be remanded due to a need for additional medical examination and treatment records.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found no evidence of a superimposed disease or injury during service that would warrant granting service connection for the Veteran's nasal/breathing disorder. For her bilateral foot condition, the VA examiner concluded these conditions were less likely than not related to active service.
- Whole decision: Denied
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