The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling compensation examinations.
The deciding factor: The claims require further development before they can be decided on appeal as there is a need to obtain updated medical records and conduct necessary evaluations to assess the Veteran's conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- hammer toes of the right foot, hammer toes of the left foot
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2013
- Citation
- 1340966
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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 service connection for tinnitus is granted. The Veteran's hammer toes of the left foot and right foot are not rated higher than the current rating, and his scars of both feet do not warrant a compensable disability rating.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection and increased ratings, dismissing all issues.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeal in January 2025, stating that his feet are much better since he had surgeries and do not want to continue the claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to outstanding medical records and potential TERA exposure. The Veteran is also seeking increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, which require additional examination.
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