The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bone spurs of the left and right feet due to insufficient evidence in the July 2024 VA examination report.
The deciding factor: The examiner's opinion was inadequate as it did not address whether the Veteran's bone spurs are related to his in-service injury or repeated overuse during service.
- Claimed conditions
- bone spurs of the left foot, bone spurs of the right foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2026
- Citation
- A26001437
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran requested to withdraw her appeal for service connection of bone spurs in both feet, and the Board has dismissed the case as a result.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bone spurs of the left and right feet, finding that there is no evidence to support a nexus between his current foot disabilities and his active duty service.
- Denied
The Veteran's TDIU claim is denied as his service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea. The issues of diabetes mellitus, type II; thyroid cancer, status post thyroidectomy; bowel disorder; intestinal condition; arthritis of the back; arthritis of the left foot; arthritis of the right foot; bone spurs of the right foot; and bone spurs of the left foot are remanded for further development.
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