The Veteran's appeal includes multiple issues, including service connection for various foot conditions and other disabilities. The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.
The deciding factor: Pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors occurred in obtaining certain records and personnel information which are necessary to fully adjudicate the Veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Right great toe fracture, Bilateral pes planus, Bilateral plantar fascitis, Bilateral calcaneal spurs, Left foot hallux valgus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 15, 2022
- Citation
- A22022970
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral pes planus is not service-connected due to a duty-to-assist error, and remands the case for further examination and opinion.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for SMC(o) was denied as he could not receive multiple awards of SMC(l). The right shoulder bicipital tendonitis rating was denied, and the TDIU claim was granted.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral pes planus preexisted service and was aggravated by service, warranting a grant of service connection.
- Denied
The Veteran's bilateral pes planus with bilateral plantar fasciitis is rated at 50 percent disabling, which is the maximum schedular rating permitted for acquired flatfoot. The appeal is denied.
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