The Board has determined that a new VA examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of any diagnosed disability of the left foot, as the July 2013 examination is inadequate for rating purposes.
The deciding factor: The July 2013 examination did not review the Veteran's claims file or provide an opinion on the relationship between his claimed disabilities and service.
- Claimed conditions
- muscular atrophy, superior posterior calcaneus traction spur, some fragmentation and insertion of the Achilles tendon on calcaneous, Achilles enthesophyte fracture thru base of enthesophyte, degenerative changes, Marcaine blocks of peroneal nerve, outward pronation, ossific densities, avulsion fracture of medial malleolus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2019
- Citation
- 19106963
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of left knee conditions to the AOJ for further development, including obtaining private treatment records and a VA medical opinion.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected patellofemoral pain syndrome and degenerative changes in the left knee are granted. Ratings of 20 percent for lumbar degenerative changes with narrowing of L5-S1, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, and radiculopathy of the left lower extremity are also granted.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a cervical spine condition, finding that it began during active service and is related to an in-service injury.
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