The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of left foot contusion, left great toe, and hematoma of right great toe. The claim is granted as new and material evidence was submitted.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was received that relates to unestablished facts necessary to substantiate the claims for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of left foot contusion, hematoma of right great toe
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- June 12, 2014
- Citation
- 1426794
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn and the case is dismissed as he wishes to withdraw his appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and service personnel records. The Veteran's current foot disorders are to be evaluated by a podiatrist who must consider the Veteran's statements regarding his symptoms and their onset.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development due to the inadequacy of a previous VA examination report.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's case is being remanded for the VA to obtain his recent treatment records and conduct a new examination if necessary. The issues of compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151, reopening service connection claims, and rating for a scar are pending.
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