The Board has remanded the case due to a new issue raised by the Veteran's representative regarding secondary service connection for disability of the feet. The case will be returned to the RO for further examination and opinion.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's representative raised a new issue of secondary service connection, which requires additional medical evaluation and opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- disability of the feet
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 25, 2016
- Citation
- 1621181
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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: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a back disability, but remanded the other issues due to insufficient evidence.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a right scapula/shoulder disability and neurological disabilities of the feet and lower extremity. The appeals are being returned to VA for further examination and evaluation.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection were reopened and granted. Service connection was established for back problems, but denied for bilateral knee disability and disability of the feet.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant. The Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal as it is no longer relevant.
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