The Veteran's service-connected right hallux valgus is currently rated as 10 percent disabling. The Board has referred claims of entitlement to service connection for right pes planus, right hammer toes, and right hallux rigidus to the AOJ due to their inextricability with the right hallux valgus claim. Additionally, a TDIU claim is remanded pending resolution of these issues.
The deciding factor: The claims are inextricably intertwined as the outcome of the referred service connection claims may impact whether the Veteran meets the requirements for a TDIU and the rating assigned for right hallux valgus.
- Claimed conditions
- hallux valgus, right pes planus, right hallux rigidus, right foot hammertoes
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 1, 2018
- Citation
- 18122866
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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 hallux valgus, finding no competent and credible evidence linking her current condition to active service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's left foot metatarsalgia is granted as secondary to his service-connected left foot Lisfranc fracture and other disabilities. The Veteran's TDIU benefits from December 1, 2023 are denied due to his employment as a government tax collector.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate VA examination, requiring a new one with a proper evaluation of the Veteran's foot disabilities.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the preexistence and aggravation of foot disabilities during service.
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