The Board has decided to remand the case due to conflicting medical evidence and a need for an examination to determine the nature and etiology of any present left foot disability, including whether pre-existing conditions were aggravated by active service.
The deciding factor: There is conflicting medical evidence regarding the appellant's left foot disabilities, necessitating further evaluation to clarify their origins and relationship with his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- left clubfoot, flat foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19142862
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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).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's right foot conditions and their relation to service. The claim will be reconsidered with additional examination and opinion.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's right foot condition, resolving doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for hypertension under the PACT Act and recharacterized the new and relevant evidence issue regarding flat foot, allowing readjudication of the claim.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including flat foot, plantar fasciitis, left shoulder condition, back condition, bilateral wrist condition, sleep disorder, right shin splints, and bilateral knee condition.
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