The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for right and left foot disabilities due to insufficient evidence supporting the determinations. The case will be returned for further development.
The deciding factor: The Board found that additional evidentiary development is necessary prior to adjudicating the Veteran’s claims of entitlement to compensable disability ratings for right and left foot disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Foot Disability (Pes Planus), Left Foot Disability (Pes Planus)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 3, 2020
- Citation
- 20051229
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Denied
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