The Veteran's claim of service connection for a left foot disability, including hammer toes, is being remanded due to the need for an adequate VA examination.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded because an adequate VA examination was needed to determine the etiology of the Veteran's current diagnoses pertaining to his left foot and toes.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot hammer toe, exostosis, heloma molle, bone spur
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2018
- Citation
- 1806064
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, left foot hammer toe, iliotibial band syndrome, right knee, migraines, and benign neoplasm of the thyroid. Service connection was denied for arthritis of the bilateral hips.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a compensable evaluation of bilateral foot corns and entitlement to a total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to inadequate medical evidence.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates, initial compensable ratings, and service connection for various conditions due to a lack of evidence supporting these claims.
- Denied
The appeal was denied for an earlier effective date and a compensable rating for the left foot keratoma, while certain claims were remanded.
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