The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the nature of the veteran's bunion condition and whether it was aggravated by service. The issues on appeal will be remanded for further action.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence, including SMRs from prior active duty periods, needs to be obtained in order to properly assess the nature of the veteran's bunion condition and its relationship to service.
- Claimed conditions
- bunions
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 11, 2006
- Citation
- 0620092
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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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