The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional evidence and a VA examination regarding the Veteran's claim of service connection for pes planus, left foot.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for updated medical records and a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's current disability is related to his in-service injury during basic training.
- Claimed conditions
- pes planus, left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 14, 2022
- Citation
- 22040421
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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.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for pes planus, right foot and left foot.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various foot and hand disorders due to a failure to ensure that VA complied with its duty to assist the Veteran.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for pes planus, left foot and chronic kidney disease Stage 1 as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for pes planus, right foot and asthma. The claim for service connection for pes planus, left foot is remanded.
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