The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient rationale in the VA examiner's opinion regarding whether preexisting bilateral pes planus was aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion is incomplete and lacks consideration of the Veteran's lay statements and article submitted during the hearing.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus (flat feet)
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 7, 2022
- Citation
- 22033181
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for bilateral pes planus (flat feet) due to the need for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's preexisting condition worsened during service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral pes planus (flat feet) as there was no evidence of aggravation during service, and thus his pre-existing condition could not be considered aggravated by military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate VA examination, and a new one must be conducted to determine if the Veteran's flat feet were aggravated by service.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of TBI was denied. The effective date remains at May 12, 2022.
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