The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims of service connection for flat feet and foot calluses due to insufficient evidence in the record, including lack of weight-bearing X-rays and consideration of all relevant diagnoses. The AOJ is instructed to obtain any outstanding records and provide a new examination.
The deciding factor: Insufficient medical evidence was provided to support the Veteran's claims regarding his service-connected flat feet and foot calluses.
- Claimed conditions
- flat feet (also claimed as fallen arches), foot calluses
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 30, 2018
- Citation
- 18131077
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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 determined that the Veteran's foot calluses are as least as likely as not related to his service-connected leg length discrepancy disability, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that there is a need for additional medical opinions to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's left foot conditions, including whether they are related to service or aggravated by his knee disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including foot calluses, gall bladder removal, bile duct cancer, and a skin disability. The claims for arthritis and hypertension were also denied as new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's foot calluses are related to military service and have granted service connection for this disability. The right foot arthritis is not considered secondary to her service-connected disabilities.
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