The Board has remanded the cases for an addendum opinion to clarify whether the bilateral club foot disability is a congenital disease or defect, and if it is a defect, whether there was a superimposed injury or disease during service that resulted in disability apart from the congenital defect.
The deciding factor: The examiner needs to determine if the bilateral club foot is a congenital disease or defect and assess whether there was an increase in severity due to natural progression of the disease or if it was subject to a superimposed injury or disease during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Congenital left club foot, Congenital right club foot
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2023
- Citation
- 23054755
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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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