The Board has decided that the Veteran's right foot hammer toe disorder may be related to his service-connected left foot callosities, but needs further clarification and evidence. The case is being sent back for a new examination.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not address whether the Veteran’s service-connected left foot callosities disability aggravates (worsens) his current right foot hammer toe disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot hammer toe disorder, left foot callosities
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 18, 2018
- Citation
- 18119259
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted an increased initial disability rating of 50 percent for chronic recurrent tenso-vascular headaches prior to August 30, 2016, and 20 percent for left and right foot callosities prior to March 7, 2023. The claims for higher ratings from March 7, 2023, onward were denied.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not render her in need of regular assistance from another person for daily activities or to protect herself from hazards, thus denying her claim for SMC based on the need for aid and attendance.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
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