The Veteran's service-connected bilateral plantar hyperkeratosis and bunions are being remanded for a VA examination to assess the current severity of his disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran reported increased pain, and the examiner is instructed to provide information regarding flare-ups, symptoms, functional impairment, and any effect on occupational functioning and daily activities.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral plantar hyperkeratosis, bilateral bunions
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 6, 2018
- Citation
- 18116665
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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: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral plantar hyperkeratosis, finding that there was no credible evidence to support a link between the condition and his military service.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted a 50 percent rating for bilateral plantar hyperkeratosis from July 31, 2012, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for accrued benefits purposes.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for trochanteric pain syndrome of bilateral hips, bilateral ankle sprain, and patellofemoral pain syndrome of bilateral knees. The remaining claims were denied.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including alopecia, bilateral bunions, wrist and hip disabilities, knee and lower extremity disabilities, depression, back disability, cyst removal of the right hand, plantar fasciitis, and a heart murmur with palpitations, as there was no evidence of current diagnoses or that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.
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