The Board has found that the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral bone spurs requires further examination and opinion to determine if his current foot conditions are related to his military service. The case is being remanded for this purpose.
The deciding factor: Further medical examination and opinion are needed to determine the etiology of the Veteran's current foot conditions, including whether they are related to his in-service symptoms or any other factors.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral bone spurs, any other foot conditions
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 10, 2022
- Citation
- 22034063
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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: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for left ankle sprain and bilateral bone spurs, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are at least as likely as not related to in-service parachute jumps and training.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for left ankle sprain and bilateral bone spurs has been dismissed due to his death.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right lower extremity neurological impairment, bilateral plantar fasciitis and bone spurs, left knee patellar subluxation and chondromalacia, and bilateral hip trochanteric bursitis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected residuals of a herniated disc L5-S1, postoperative hemilaminectomy, foraminotomy, and discectomy with degenerative changes.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for a left ankle sprain and bilateral bone spurs due to insufficient rationale in the previous decisions.
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