The Board has ordered a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran has any disability manifested by numbness of the toes, and to provide an opinion on its etiology. The case will be remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The previous examiner's opinion was inadequate as it did not consider whether the Veteran had a disability manifest by numbness of the toes at any time during the pendency of the claim or comment on post-service diagnoses and history of symptoms since active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- numbness of the toes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 10, 2017
- Citation
- 1715752
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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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