The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection for knee and foot disabilities. The case will be returned to the Board after further examination and review of the evidence.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations were conducted during an exacerbation of a different disability, and did not provide opinions on all claimed conditions. Therefore, additional examinations are needed to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's knee and foot disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- chondromalacia patella (left knee), chondromalacia patella (right knee), hammer toes (right foot), hallux valgus (right foot), pain of the right foot, hammer toes (left foot)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 22, 2018
- Citation
- 18113477
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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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- Granted
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection and increased ratings, finding that the evidence did not support an earlier date than May 4, 2023.
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