The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected bunionectomy residuals. The claim will be reconsidered based on the additional evidence obtained.
The deciding factor: Further evaluation is needed due to the passage of time since the last examination and the possibility that the Veteran's condition may have changed.
- Claimed conditions
- bunionectomy residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2014
- Citation
- 1427522
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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: Denied
The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for bilateral bunionectomy residuals is denied as her condition does not result in actual loss of use of the foot.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have caused wear and tear on his clothing, specifically the manual wheelchair, shoe orthotics, and topical cream for eczema. The Board has granted annual clothing allowances for 2013 due to these conditions.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the veteran's preexisting left foot condition, including a bunionectomy, worsened during her service and is therefore service-connected.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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