The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including a VA examination and the acquisition of any outstanding private treatment records.
The deciding factor: The current evidence is too remote to reflect the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected left foot disability.
- Claimed conditions
- hallux abductovalgus, bunion deformity, post-operative bunionectomy with Herbert screw fixation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2013
- Citation
- 1311485
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for migraine headaches, bilateral pes planus, hallux abductovalgus and degenerative arthritis, heloma molles (soft corns of the feet), residuals of a left ankle injury, right hip disorder, left hip disorder, and right knee disorder have been granted. The right knee disorder is considered postoperative residuals from an arthroscopy procedure.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for bilateral foot disorders, but has remanded it for further development and an examination.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hallux abductovalgus and hammertoes, left foot, as well as his claim for an increased evaluation for plantar warts, left foot with painful residual scar.
- Denied
The Veteran's gouty arthritis and bunions of the feet have been rated at 10 percent each, but there is no evidence to support a higher rating based on active flare-ups or chronic residuals.
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