The Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for right great toe arthritis and compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for left sided abdominal/flank pain due to VA medical treatment are being remanded for additional development.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed, including updated VA treatment records and a VA examination, to determine the nature of any disability and whether it was caused by or aggravated by VA care.
- Claimed conditions
- right great toe arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 24, 2010
- Citation
- 1031772
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to errors in considering all conditions and a need for an addendum opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's current right great toe / foot disability and his claimed frostbite injury.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's sleep apnea and right great toe arthritis, as well as the relationship between his service-connected conditions.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right great toe arthritis, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus as there is no competent or credible evidence of a current disability or persistent or recurrent symptoms of these conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for his service-connected right great toe disability, finding that his symptoms are already accounted for in his existing ratings and any additional ratings would violate the rule against pyramiding.
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