The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for callouses of the feet is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's representative asserted that the Veteran’s disability has worsened, and a new examination is necessary to determine if there has been an increase in severity since the last evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- callouses of the feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19126205
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and records.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for callouses of the feet, left knee disorder, and cold injury residuals. The Board found that these conditions were not related to active duty service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records from VA facilities in Miami and Dublin, Georgia. The case will be reviewed after these records are obtained.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board's October 1983 decision is vacated as it failed to address the issue of service connection for callouses of the feet, which had been procedurally developed. The issues of pes planus and residuals of a foot injury were not addressed due to jurisdictional barriers.
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