The Veteran's claim for service connection of surgical scars associated with his service-connected bilateral pes planus is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination.
The deciding factor: A new VA examination is needed to determine if the bone spurs that required surgery were caused or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected pes planus.
- Claimed conditions
- surgical scars, bone spurs
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 13, 2015
- Citation
- 1543696
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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
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- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for arthritis and bone spurs as the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of these conditions.
- Denied
The Veteran's initial claim for a compensable rating for surgical scars was denied. The Board found that the current noncompensable rating is appropriate as the scars are less than 929 square centimeters and do not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for financial assistance for automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment, or adaptive equipment only due to his remaining functional use of his feet.
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