The claim for service connection for plantar warts of the left foot is being remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding its etiology. The Veteran's history and current condition will be evaluated, along with any potential environmental or toxic exposure in service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner needs to provide a new opinion on whether the plantar warts of the left foot are related to service, including considering possible secondary aggravation from right foot plantar warts and environmental exposures.
- Claimed conditions
- plantar warts
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 31, 2024
- Citation
- 24021756
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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: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable rating for service-connected bilateral calluses and plantar warts has been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran during the pendency of the appeal.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to non-compliance with previous remand directives and insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's bilateral foot conditions, including pes planus, plantar warts, plantar fasciitis, and pustular tinea pedis.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for a back condition, right thumb disorder, pes planus, PTSD, and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis during or approximate to the appeal period. The claims for a headache disorder and plantar warts were remanded.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for right eye disability, and denied compensable ratings for plantar warts, left hip impairment, and right hip impairment.
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