The veteran's appeal is remanded for development of a missing radiological study and for a new VA examination to determine the severity of his service-connected right foot disability.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded due to insufficient evidence from the last VA compensation examination, including lack of access to the claims file and inadequate evaluation of the current condition.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of right foot surgery
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 6, 2005
- Citation
- 0515259
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of right foot surgery, finding that there is no persuasive evidence to support a link between his current disabilities and an in-service injury.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to obtain a new VA examination and medical opinion regarding her bilateral knee and foot disabilities, including bilateral plantar fasciitis.
- Granted
The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected residuals of right foot surgery, which is the maximum schedular rating available under Diagnostic Code 5284. The Veteran's Morton's neuroma was separately rated at 10 percent.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development and a travel board hearing.
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