The Veteran's right great toe disorder is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to determine the etiology of the Veteran's current right great toe disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease of the right first metatarsophalangeal joint
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 10, 2010
- Citation
- 1017180
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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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- Granted
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