The Board has decided to remand the case for further development due to missing service treatment records and potential alternative medical sources.
The deciding factor: Further development is needed to verify the Veteran's account of a right foot injury in service, including searching for Morning Reports and hospital records from Augsburg, Germany.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of right foot injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2015
- Citation
- 1554018
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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 inadequate examination and incomplete records. The Veteran's right foot disability needs a new VA examination to determine its current severity.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, right knee disorder, and residuals of a right foot injury due to insufficient evidence linking these conditions to active service.,There is no persuasive evidence showing that the Veteran's tinnitus, right knee disorder, or right foot injury had onset during her military service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of right foot injury, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his current condition and his military service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination, including obtaining medical records and providing a VA orthopedic examination to address the current severity of the Veteran's right foot disability and to assess the nature and etiology of his left knee and right knee disabilities.
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