The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's bilateral flatfoot condition. The issue of service connection for this condition is now pending.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinions were found to be inadequate as they did not consider the Veteran's lay statements, physical examinations, or specific contentions about in-service onset and continued symptomology.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral flatfoot condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 8, 2023
- Citation
- 23044173
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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: Partly granted
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome is denied as there is no current diagnosis of the condition under VA's definitional criteria.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral flatfoot, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and mood disorder are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions in the June 2014 VA examination.,No exposure basis was provided.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received to warrant readjudication of the Veteran's claims for service connection for left ankle, right ankle, and bilateral flatfoot conditions. However, due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, these claims are being remanded for further action.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral flatfoot condition is granted. The issue of entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for scar, status post cyst removal right wrist and the issue of entitlement to a noncompensable rating for broken right pinky finger are remanded.
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