The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional records and further efforts to obtain them.
The deciding factor: Further attempts are required to procure the Veteran's service records, including emergency room and clinical records from Ft. Belvoir, as these may contain evidence relevant to his claim.
- Claimed conditions
- right great toe injury
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 20, 2010
- Citation
- 1035397
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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 determined that the Veteran does not have a current disability for VA purposes related to bilateral hearing loss, right great toe injury, or chronic sinusitis. The claims are therefore denied as there is no evidence of a current disability. For the right great toe and chronic sinusitis issues, a remand is necessary due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 20 percent rating for the right great toe injury and denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for dermatitis/eczema, as well as service connection for disability associated with high cholesterol.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for upper extremity disability, pes planus, right great toe injury, and sleep apnea due to inadequate opinions from VA examiners. The cases are being returned for further development.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's right foot disability did not occur in service and was not aggravated by service. The claim for service connection is denied.
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