The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and development.
The deciding factor: Additional medical records, including those from SSA, VA treatment records, and personnel records, are needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative changes of the left great toe, arthritis of the left foot, degenerative changes of the right great toe, arthritis of the right foot, residuals of a right ankle injury, residuals of a left ankle sprain, plantar calcaneal spur of the left foot, bone spurs of the left foot, plantar calcaneal spur of the right foot, bone spurs of the right foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 14, 2010
- Citation
- 1018019
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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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