The Board has reopened the previously denied service connection claim for bilateral tarsal tunnel syndrome and is now considering its merits. The Veteran's representative provided medical literature suggesting a relationship between his pes planus and tarsal tunnel syndrome, which the VA examiner will address in the upcoming examination.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner will determine whether the Veteran's tarsal tunnel syndrome is at least as likely as not caused or aggravated by his service-connected bilateral pes planus.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral tarsal tunnel syndrome, service-connected bilateral pes planus
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 21, 2015
- Citation
- 1540324
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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 remands the claim for TDIU due to a need for further development of evidence, including VA treatment records and completion of necessary forms.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's bilateral tarsal tunnel syndrome is caused or aggravated by his service-connected lumbar spinal stenosis.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral tarsal tunnel syndrome, finding that there was no current diagnosis of this condition and concluding that her lay statements were not probative.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral tarsal tunnel syndrome as it is not caused or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected back disability.
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