The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and a new VA examination. The case will be reviewed to determine if the TDIU issue should also be considered.
The deciding factor: The Board has determined that further development of the record is necessary before a final decision can be made on the Veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- calluses of bilateral feet, dorsiflexory pitch osteotomy of left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 16, 2017
- Citation
- 1716569
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional VA examinations are needed to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors and remands the claims for higher disability ratings for various foot and knee disabilities. The issue of entitlement to an allowance for an automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment is also remanded due to its interrelated nature with the remanded claims.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's claim for TDIU was denied due to the belief that he left his most recent job due to a whistleblower complaint. The Board found no evidence of such a claim being made by the Veteran.,The Veteran's right ear hearing loss is currently rated as noncompensable, and a new VA examination is needed to determine its current severity.
- Granted
The Board has determined that new and material evidence sufficient to reopen the Veteran's previously denied claims for service connection for calluses of the bilateral feet and a bilateral foot condition other than calluses has been received. As such, these claims are now considered on their merits.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation for calluses of bilateral feet was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder or alcohol abuse secondary to such a disorder.
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