The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a VA medical opinion regarding the nature and onset of the Veteran's claimed flat foot disability. The claim is also being remanded to obtain any outstanding documents from boot camp and A-school showing that he had a no marching chit and a no prolonged standing chit during service.
The deciding factor: The Board has determined that the July 2012 VA examiner's opinion, read as a whole, is inadequate due to lack of discussion or analysis of medical evidence and the Veteran's specific medical history. The Court also noted that the examiner did not explain why any such length of time is significant in this case.
- Claimed conditions
- flat feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2015
- Citation
- 1546063
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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).
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- Whole decision: Granted
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