The Board has remanded the case due to unclear opinions regarding the onset and relationship of the Veteran's DJD of the bilateral feet with his service, as well as its relation to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners did not fully comply with the January 2021 remand directives in their previous opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the bilateral feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 27, 2022
- Citation
- 22054991
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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.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's currently diagnosed Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the bilateral feet is related to his military service and grants service connection for this condition.
- Denied
The Veteran's DJD of the bilateral feet with pes planus and plantar fasciitis has been rated at 30 percent since October 1, 2008. The Board found that his symptoms do not more nearly approximate pronounced symptoms like marked pronation, inward displacement, and severe spasm of the Achilles tendon on manipulation.
- Granted
The Veteran's DJD of the bilateral feet with calcaneal spurring and metatarsalgia has been granted a 10 percent rating, effective from August 1, 2007.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a disability of the feet, including bilateral pes planus. The Board found that his preexisting bilateral pes planus was not aggravated during service and did not have any other acquired foot disabilities incurred in or aggravated by service.
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