The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including a compensation examination to assess the severity of his bilateral foot calluses during an 'active' stage or outbreak.
The deciding factor: The case requires further examination and review due to concerns about fluctuating disability and potential extraschedular considerations.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot calluses
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2010
- Citation
- 1023889
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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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