The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left foot disorders to obtain additional medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The provided VA opinions are inadequate, requiring clarification on whether the current conditions preexisted service or were aggravated by it.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot disorder, to include peripheral neuropathy, pes cavus, and plantar fasciitis, left foot disorder, to include peripheral neuropathy, pes cavus, and plantar fasciitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 5, 2025
- Citation
- 25007560
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 Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a head injury, headache disorder, erectile dysfunction, left earache disorder, chronic fatigue, right shoulder disorder, irritable bowel syndrome, right foot disorder, GERD, and left shoulder disorder, as the evidence did not support current diagnoses of these conditions.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection and rating issues, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these matters.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a VA examination to address service connection and rating issues.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the left foot disorder and denied ratings in excess of 30 percent for IBS, chronic bronchitis, and headaches. The Board also granted a 10 percent rating for the left hip disorder and denied higher ratings.
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