The Board has remanded the claims for initial ratings higher than 10 percent for right and left foot hammertoe, status post arthroplasty due to inextricably intertwined issues with pes planus, hallux valgus, and osteoarthritis metatarsophalangeal joint of the first digit.
The deciding factor: The claims are remanded because they are inextricably intertwined with the issue of service connection for pes planus, hallux valgus, and osteoarthritis metatarsophalangeal joint of the first digit.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot hammertoe, left foot hammertoe
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 19, 2018
- Citation
- 18112523
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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: Dismissed
The appeals for service connection of various foot and shoulder conditions have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for the veteran's right ankle condition as secondary to other service-connected conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee condition, secondary to multiple service-connected disabilities including right foot heel spur, right foot post bunionectomy, right foot hammertoe, left foot heel spur, left great toe post bunionectomy with hallux valgus and degenerative joint disease, left foot hammertoe, right hip bursitis, and left hip trochanteric bursitis is being remanded due to a duty to assist error.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for right foot hammertoe as there is no evidence of a current disability or any link to military service.
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