The Board has decided that service connection for right and left flat foot (pes planus) is granted. The claims of service connection for bilateral knee disabilities are remanded due to the need for new etiological opinions.
The deciding factor: The appellant's current knee disabilities may have been caused by or aggravated by his pre-existing foot disabilities, but further medical opinion is needed to determine this with certainty.
- Claimed conditions
- right flat foot (pes planus), left flat foot (pes planus)
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2026
- Citation
- A26005518
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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: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a back disability and denied it for left flat foot (pes planus), while remanding the claims for right foot pes planus and right wrist disability.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for right foot plantar fasciitis, left foot plantar fasciitis, and right flat foot (pes planus) based on their onset during the Veteran's active duty service.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal for a compensable initial rating for left flat foot (pes planus) was withdrawn by the Veteran and is therefore dismissed.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for right and left flat foot (pes planus) as well as tendonitis in the right and left feet, finding no evidence of aggravation or secondary causation by a service-connected condition.
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