The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional VA medical records and a new opinion regarding the cause of his current left foot disabilities.
The deciding factor: The previous VA medical opinion was inadequate as it did not address whether the Veteran's additional disabilities were proximately caused by carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA furnishing the care.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of metatarsal bone of the left great toe, status post bunionectomy, status post first metatarsal head resection with residual of persistent pain, left foot osteomyelitis, cellulitis of the left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2015
- Citation
- 1518667
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the inadequacy of a medical opinion regarding his claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a right foot disability, as it did not address all diagnoses and causation aspects.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and service connection, as well as increased ratings for various disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral foot disability, but remanded to obtain additional medical evidence and provide an adequate VA examination.
- Denied
The Veteran's loss of metatarsal bone of the left great toe is not considered to be caused by VA negligence or fault, and therefore she does not meet the criteria for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.
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