The Board has determined that the evidence currently of record is sufficient to substantiate the Appellant’s claim for accrued benefits based on pending claims for service connection for a right and left foot disability. The case was remanded due to issues with the Veteran's right knee/leg disability, and it is now being remanded again.
The deciding factor: The Board found that new medical opinions are necessary regarding the etiology of the Veteran's claimed right knee/leg disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Foot Pes Planus, Left Foot Pes Planus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19137740
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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: Granted
The Veteran's right foot pes planus was restored to a 10 percent rating effective July 1, 2020. The evidence did not show actual improvement in the disability under ordinary conditions of life and work.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found no evidence to support a service connection claim for the left foot disability, as there is no credible evidence linking any current left foot condition to an in-service injury or event.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's pre-existing right foot disability was aggravated by his service, and thus grants service connection for a right foot disability.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for right foot pes planus (flatfoot) has been denied. The evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's symptoms more closely approximate severe bilateral flatfeet.
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