The Veteran's service-connected degenerative joint disease of both feet is being remanded for a more contemporary evaluation due to the lack of recent examination and range of motion assessments.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner was not able to provide an adequate assessment without conducting a physical examination, which has been requested.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease of the Left Foot, Degenerative Joint Disease of the Right Foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 16, 2018
- Citation
- 18126951
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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).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to issues regarding service connection for a right foot disability other than degenerative joint disease. The initial rating claims for his right foot arthritis are denied as the disability does not meet the criteria for higher ratings under Diagnostic Code 5284.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's left foot disability, characterized by degenerative joint disease and a plantar fibroma, is rated at 10 percent. The Board also granted the Veteran's request for TDIU effective July 1, 2015.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's appeal for higher ratings for bilateral hearing loss and degenerative joint disease of the right foot has been denied.,A remand is ordered to obtain a new examination for the Veteran's right foot condition.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for initial compensable disability ratings for various service-connected disabilities due to incomplete medical records and the need for updated VA examinations.
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