The Board has denied service connection for a bilateral foot condition and remanded the issue of service connection for residuals of pulmonary tuberculosis. The Veteran's pes planus is not related to his military service, but the lung conditions are being remanded due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not review all pertinent evidence in making the decision on the lung conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Foot Condition, Residuals of Pulmonary Tuberculosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19113418
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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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