The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral foot condition and lumbar spine disorder due to incomplete or inconsistent examination reports, lack of consideration of lay statements, and need for additional medical opinions.
The deciding factor: Incomplete or inconsistent examination reports and failure to consider the Veteran's lay statements regarding his in-service injuries have led to a duty to assist error.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral acquired pes cavus, plantar fascitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 21, 2024
- Citation
- A24048843
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and service connection were denied in the April 2017, December 2017, and April 2021 rating decisions. The Board found that the Veteran did not timely file his appeal requests.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral acquired pes cavus and plantar fasciitis, bilateral shin splints, and obstructive sleep apnea due to incomplete VA examination records and failure to provide adequate examinations.
- Partly granted
The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for bilateral pes planus, granted a separate 10 percent rating for bilateral acquired pes cavus, and denied entitlement to a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral foot pain, GERD, and a headache condition to obtain additional medical opinions.
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