The Board has remanded the claims for initial ratings higher than 10 percent for right and left foot hammertoe, status post arthroplasty due to inextricably intertwined issues with pes planus, hallux valgus, and osteoarthritis metatarsophalangeal joint of the first digit.
The deciding factor: The claims are remanded because they are inextricably intertwined with the issue of service connection for pes planus, hallux valgus, and osteoarthritis metatarsophalangeal joint of the first digit.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot hammertoe, left foot hammertoe
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 19, 2018
- Citation
- 18112523
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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.
- Dismissed
The appeals for service connection of various foot and shoulder conditions have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the veteran's right ankle condition as secondary to other service-connected conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee condition, secondary to multiple service-connected disabilities including right foot heel spur, right foot post bunionectomy, right foot hammertoe, left foot heel spur, left great toe post bunionectomy with hallux valgus and degenerative joint disease, left foot hammertoe, right hip bursitis, and left hip trochanteric bursitis is being remanded due to a duty to assist error.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for right foot hammertoe as there is no evidence of a current disability or any link to military service.
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