The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the inextricability of issues related to his service-connected left foot condition and other foot diagnoses. The case will be returned for further adjudication.
The deciding factor: Issues are intertwined as the nature and etiology of the Veteran's current foot symptoms, including chronic pain, agitated gait, functional impairment due to pain on weight-bearing, use of ED foot wear and custom orthotics, and interference with standing for long periods, may be related to his service-connected left foot status post transverse distal osteotomy of third metatarsal.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot status post transverse distal osteotomy of third metatarsal, pes planus, plantar heel spurs, varus deformity, hammertoes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 16, 2018
- Citation
- 1809548
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis, finding that the Veteran's pre-existing pes planus condition was aggravated by service. The effective date is August 15, 2025.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis with pes planus, finding that her current condition had its onset during active military service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for service connection for pes planus was dismissed because he filed a supplemental claim after the AOJ had already addressed his initial denial, violating the AMA rule against concurrent jurisdiction.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for pes planus with plantar fasciitis, finding that the Veteran's preexisting bilateral pes planus was aggravated during active service and his bilateral plantar fasciitis is related to his service.
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