The Board has decided to remand the cases of the Veteran's left and right club feet as there is insufficient evidence regarding whether his preexisting condition was aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided were inadequate as they did not consider the Veteran's hospitalization records during service, which could have influenced the determination of aggravation.
- Claimed conditions
- left club foot, right club foot
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 20, 2020
- Citation
- 20048272
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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: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a left club foot and a left ankle condition as secondary to the Veteran's now service-connected left club foot disability, while remanding claims for service connection for a left hip condition and right foot pes planus.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for left club foot, left ankle disorder, left hip disorder, and pes planus right foot due to inadequate medical opinions in previous examinations. The Veteran is required to provide additional private treatment records and undergo further VA examination.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and no service connection decision could be made.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for left and right club feet, finding that the Veteran's congenital conditions did not worsen during military service.
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