The Board remands the case for further development, including an orthopedic and neurological examination to distinguish symptoms associated with a right foot neuroma from those of his service-connected pes planus and degenerative changes of the right foot.
The deciding factor: The claim is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and proper adjudication of the veteran's raised issue of entitlement to service connection for a right foot neuroma, as well as readjudicating the initial compensable disability rating for degenerative changes of the right foot with consideration given to separate ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative changes of the right foot, right foot neuroma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 20, 2008
- Citation
- 0816627
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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.
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