The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the merits of the veteran's claim for service connection for a right foot disability, including numbness, which he claims was caused or aggravated by his service-connected degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine.
The deciding factor: Additional VA examination and opinion are required to determine if any currently diagnosed right foot disability is causally linked to service and whether such disability was caused or aggravated by the veteran's service connected degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot numbness, degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2008
- Citation
- 0838765
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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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- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for various rating and service connection claims due to the Veteran's death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's right foot conditions and their relation to service. The claim will be reconsidered with additional examination and opinion.
- Granted
The Veteran's bilateral tinnitus is granted as service-connected.,Service connection for alcohol use disorder is denied.,A disability rating of 100% (total) is granted for PTSD, effective from the date of this decision.,A disability rating of 100% (total) is granted for degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine, effective from the date of this decision.
- Dismissed
The appeal concerning the revisions of evaluations for various conditions and special monthly compensation has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
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