The Board has ordered a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran's right great toe disability is related to his service-connected left great toe disability or if it was incurred during service. The decision will also address whether any aggravation of the pre-existing condition occurred.
The deciding factor: The previous opinion provided by the examiner was inadequate and did not sufficiently address causation, secondary service connection, or the level of aggravation.
- Claimed conditions
- right great toe disability, hallux limitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2018
- Citation
- 18149888
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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: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for hallux limitus, left foot post cheilectomy first metatarsophalangeal joint claimed as left foot, big toe degenerative arthritis and left foot, big toe disability. The evidence shows the Veteran's current conditions are at least as likely as not incurred in or caused by his military service.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded several claims, including those for back disability, left wrist disability, and others.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for hypertension and erectile dysfunction, but denied service connection for a right great toe disability, bilateral pes planus, and an acquired psychiatric disability.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for the veteran's right knee, left ankle, right great toe, tension headaches and hypertension disabilities.
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