The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for right and left lower extremity sensory motor axonal neuropathy, as well as the 1151 claim for a lumbar spine disability. The issue of service connection for bilateral pes planus is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish a clear link between the current foot condition and service.
- Claimed conditions
- Pes Planus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20005232
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for OSA, bilateral pes planus, hypertension, migraines headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to a lack of adequate medical evidence regarding their etiology.
- Partly granted
The Board granted the appeal and restored service connection for Major Depressive Disorder, denied service connection for Tinnitus, and denied an earlier effective date for the increased rating of Migraine Headaches. The Board also remanded entitlement to service connection for Pes Planus.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of pes planus was denied as the earliest possible effective date is October 4, 2015 when VA received his petition to reopen a previously denied claim.
- Denied
The Board concluded that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, while severe, did not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
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