The Board has remanded the claim for a right foot disability due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The Veteran's service-connected knee disorders are alleged to have caused or aggravated his current right foot disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner is needed to determine if the Veteran’s right foot disability, including his right toe, is at least as likely as not (50 percent or greater probability) caused by or aggravated by his service-connected knee disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Right foot disability, Right toe
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19125161
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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