The veteran's increased rating claim for his service-connected bilateral bunionettes and plantar wart on the left foot is being remanded to allow for additional examination, medical records review, and consideration of whether separate compensable ratings should be assigned for each affected foot.
The deciding factor: The decision was not about service connection but rather an increase in rating. The veteran's attorney requested a reexamination due to claimed worsening of his condition since the last examination.
- Claimed conditions
- bunionettes, plantar wart
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 30, 2000
- Citation
- 0031289
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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The Board denied service connection for acute sinusitis, gastroenteritis, a plantar wart, plantar fasciitis, and a right shoulder disorder due to the lack of current diagnoses in the medical records.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis for any of the claimed conditions and thus, service connection is denied.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a plantar wart was granted in December 2024 and the appeal is dismissed as moot.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for onychomycosis and plantar wart (claimed as tinea pedis, infection, rash, infected toenails, itching) has been dismissed due to the withdrawal of the appeal by the Veteran's representative.
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