The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral foot conditions due to a need for a VA examination and opinion.
The deciding factor: An examination is necessary to determine if there is evidence of in-service worsening or permanent aggravation of the Veteran's pes planus, as well as whether any current foot disability is caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities, including obesity which may have been caused or aggravated by those conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot condition, right foot condition
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25055182
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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
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