The Board has remanded the case due to a need for an addendum medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's claimed bilateral lower leg condition is secondary to his service-connected bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis disability.
The deciding factor: The claimant testified and provided VA treatment records indicating radiating pain, which needs further clarification in terms of its relationship to the service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral lower leg condition
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 28, 2021
- Citation
- 21076901
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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.
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral upper and lower leg condition, finding that there was no evidence of such a condition outside of his already service-connected disabilities (bilateral knee, bilateral hip, and low back).
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a bilateral lower leg condition, finding that it is not proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis.
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