The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the relationship between his current right great toe and sinus disabilities and his service-connected conditions, as well as whether these disabilities are related to service.
The deciding factor: Additional medical examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's current right great toe and sinus disabilities are related to service or secondary to his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Right great toe disability, Sinus disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2011
- Citation
- 1123342
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for secondary service connection for right great toe disability, service connection for depression, and initial rating for GAD. The Veteran's current conditions are not supported by sufficient evidence to warrant a grant of benefits.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal of service connection for a sinus disability is dismissed.,Service connection granted for lumbar spine disability and cervical spine disability.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for a sinus disability as there was no persuasive evidence that it began during service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a need for additional evidence, specifically the Veteran's complete service treatment records and service personnel records.
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