The veteran's claims for an increased rating and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The case is being remanded because of the need for a VA examination to assess the veteran's left foot disability and determine if his current symptoms are related to his already service-connected condition or a separate disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the left foot, left foot tendon dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2008
- Citation
- 0834096
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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: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death. The Board cannot proceed with the merits of this case as he is no longer alive.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left foot disorder and an initial compensable disability rating for degenerative joint disease of the left foot due to lack of evidence supporting these claims.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
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