The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for right and left foot metatarsalgia, hemorrhoids, and TDIU due to additional development being necessary.
The deciding factor: The case is being returned to the AOJ for further action based on the need for additional medical examinations and records.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot metatarsalgia with arthritis, left foot metatarsalgia with arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 13, 2017
- Citation
- 1757654
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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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