The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and opinion regarding service connection for flat feet (pes planus). The Veteran's account of his condition is consistent with clinical findings, but the examiner did not adequately address secondary service connection through aggravation.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner failed to provide an adequate opinion on whether the Veteran's flat feet was proximately due or aggravated by his service-connected left ankle disability.
- Claimed conditions
- flat feet (pes planus)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 8, 2023
- Citation
- 23027299
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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: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for flat feet, hammer toes, plantar fasciitis, arthritis, and hallux valgus, finding that there was no evidence of a pre-existing condition aggravated by military service. The Board also found that the current disabilities were not related to service.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for flat feet (pes planus) and denied service connection for an eye disability.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for plantar fasciitis and flat feet (pes planus) has been remanded due to the submission of new evidence that is relevant to his claims.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
Your claim for service connection for flat feet (pes planus) has been granted, and you are now receiving a 30% rating effective July 20, 2017. This issue is no longer in appellate status.
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