The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining SSA disability records and a medical examination to assess the extent of his service-connected disabilities' impact on his ability to use his lower extremities.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded due to incomplete information in the claims file and the need for a medical opinion regarding the Veteran's functional impairment from his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetic neuropathy, Charcot deformities, amputations of toes on the left
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 19, 2010
- Citation
- 1014820
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for diabetic neuropathy and hypertension under the PACT Act, but remanded claims for service connection for a stroke and hypertension on direct or secondary basis.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2, diabetic neuropathy secondary to diabetes and throat cancer, and seborrheic dermatitis secondary to diabetes.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for diabetic neuropathy, depression, inability to sleep and panic attacks, flat feet, and plantar fasciitis as the Veteran withdrew her request.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied an increased rating for type II diabetes mellitus. Other conditions were granted as complications of the diabetes.
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