The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral foot disabilities due to inadequate medical opinions and failure to consider relevant evidence. The Veteran's representative provided additional medical literature suggesting a connection between knee conditions and feet issues.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not adequately address the medical literature provided by the Veteran and his representative regarding the relationship between knee conditions and feet issues.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot subchondral cyst, arthritis (left foot), arthritis (right foot)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 14, 2023
- Citation
- 23009511
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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).
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The Board has found that the VA medical opinions obtained in previous remands were not in substantial compliance with the Board's instructions. The Veteran's bilateral foot conditions are being remanded for further examination and opinion to address the issues of service connection, aggravation by service-connected knee disabilities, and causation.
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