The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including a VA examination and medical opinion regarding the Veteran's right great toe disorder and left hand and middle finger disorders.
The deciding factor: Further development is required as the Veteran has not been afforded a VA examination in connection with her claims for service connection for these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- right great toe disorder, left hand and middle finger disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2011
- Citation
- 1103567
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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 several issues related to service connection and rating for various conditions, including neurological disorders of the lower extremity, toe, shoulder, gastritis, and headaches. The additional periods of active duty from February 2012 to September 2017, February 2018 to July 2019, and October 2020 to September 2023 have not been adjudicated yet.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left great toe disorder, right great toe disorder, bilateral hammertoes, and bilateral lower extremity varicose veins as there is no evidence of these conditions during or related to his active military service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for the issues of whether new and material evidence was received to reopen a claim for sleep apnea, and if so, whether service connection is warranted; entitlement to right great toe disorder; and entitlement to left great toe disorder.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a right great toe disorder, lung disorder, low back disorder, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction (ED) as the preponderance of evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active duty service.
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