The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for bilateral foot pain due to inadequate VA examination and unavailability of certain records. The Veteran's lay statements regarding onset of symptoms during service are considered, along with other pertinent evidence.
The deciding factor: The examiner must consider the Veteran's lay statements about symptomatology during service and continuity since discharge/initial separation.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 27, 2021
- Citation
- 21032661
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to missing records and a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The claims will be readjudicated after obtaining any necessary records.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's bilateral foot pain, right knee pain and weakness, and left knee pain and weakness are granted as service-connected.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to errors in development and a need for additional evidence, including clarification of the Veteran's claim and an examination.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral foot disability, as his current diagnosis is bilateral plantar fasciitis. The decision also includes a request to verify the Veteran's periods of service in the Army National Guard and obtain his complete service treatment records.
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