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 preexisting bilateral pes planus condition was aggravated during service.
The deciding factor: The VA examination provided in this decision is inadequate for determining whether the Veteran's preexisting bilateral pes planus condition was aggravated beyond its natural progression during active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus (flat foot)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 16, 2022
- Citation
- 22052959
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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.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to July 30, 2018, for service connection of bilateral pes planus (flat foot) was denied as the AOJ did not receive a formal or informal claim before that date.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for asthma, joint disease (rheumatism), and bilateral pes planus as there was no evidence of a current disability during the appeal period.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right foot metatarsalgia, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and bilateral pes planus (flat foot) due to incomplete medical opinions regarding their etiology.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further development and evaluation, including obtaining an addendum VA medical opinion to address the severity of his service-connected left foot plantar fasciitis throughout the appeal period.
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