The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling the Veteran for an appropriate VA examination to determine the current severity of his left foot calluses and right foot calluses. The examiner will address whether any current left foot calluses are incurred in or aggravated by service, caused by his service-connected right knee disability, or aggravated by his service-connected right knee disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development as the claim of service connection for a left foot disability and the rating claim for right foot calluses require further medical evaluation to determine the etiology and severity of these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot calluses, right foot calluses
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2015
- Citation
- 1506250
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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 remands the Veteran's claims for an initial rating greater than 10 percent for left and right foot calluses, and a compensable rating for a residual scar from a right groin abscess due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for right foot calluses, finding that the evidence supports a link between the condition and the Veteran's active-duty service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right foot calluses and bunions, left wrist disability, and right wrist disability. The decision is based on a lack of evidence linking these conditions to service or any service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left foot calluses, right foot calluses, a neck disability, diabetes mellitus type 2 (diabetes), lower back disability, and right shoulder disability. The evidence does not support a finding that any of these conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.
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