The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's bilateral hammertoe is related to his service-connected foot disabilities or any incident of service.
The deciding factor: Further evaluation is needed to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed bilateral hammertoe disability.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hammertoe
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 13, 2015
- Citation
- 1506917
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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 has remanded the case due to incomplete service records and the need for further development regarding the Veteran's claim of bilateral hammertoe.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's bilateral metatarsalgia, with bilateral hammertoe and early calluses, status post metatarsal osteotomy, is rated at 30 percent effective April 30, 2007.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's current bilateral foot condition is related to service, specifically his ill-fitting shoes and marching on cold steel decks.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board denied compensable ratings for bilateral hammertoe in a 2015 decision, and the matter is dismissed as there are no pending appeals.
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