The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left ankle and left foot disabilities, as secondary to service-connected thoracolumbar scoliosis. The VA is required to secure adequate medical opinions on the etiologies of these conditions.
The deciding factor: VA failed to obtain necessary medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's claimed left ankle and left foot disabilities prior to the decisions on appeal, which are now remanded for this purpose.
- Claimed conditions
- Left ankle disability, Left foot disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 27, 2024
- Citation
- A24078667
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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 Veteran's right and left foot disabilities are currently rated at 10 percent each, but the Board found that they do not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the appellant's claim for service connection for left ankle disability residuals, finding that his current condition is due to an in-service injury and granting the benefit of the doubt.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal for a compensable rating for acne vulgaris is dismissed. Service connection for tinnitus is granted, but the left foot disability claim is remanded.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been dismissed due to their death.
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