The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's bilateral foot and ankle disabilities.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners provided insufficient explanations for their opinions, requiring further clarification and consideration of all relevant evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral toe disability, bilateral ankle disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 16, 2016
- Citation
- 1643556
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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
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