The Veteran is seeking service connection for a left great toe disability, which he claims was incurred during his military service. The case has been remanded to obtain medical records and conduct an examination.
The deciding factor: The claim requires additional evidence and an examination to determine the etiology of the claimed condition.
- Claimed conditions
- left great toe disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 23, 2017
- Citation
- 1708980
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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 Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left ankle and left great toe disabilities due to incomplete records and need for additional medical opinions.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for squamous cell cancer and denied the claims for an earlier effective date, service connection for implanted cardiac pacemaker, and several other conditions.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right great toe posttraumatic arthritis and remanded the claims for left great toe disability and right ankle disability.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded several claims, including those for back disability, left wrist disability, and others.
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