The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for second toe deformity, an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for painful scars of the right ankle and left great toe, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD and paranoid schizophrenia, and entitlement to service connection for nerve damage.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims are remanded due to the need for additional development including a VA examination in relation to his psychiatric disability claim.
- Claimed conditions
- second toe deformity, hammertoe of second through fifth toes
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19120686
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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.
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