The Board has determined that a new VA examination is needed to address the Veteran's bilateral foot disabilities, specifically whether they are related to active service and if they were caused or aggravated by his service-connected lumbar spine disability.
The deciding factor: The current evidence does not provide sufficient information on the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral foot disabilities, including their relationship to active service and any service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- hallux valgus, bilateral lower extremity neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19129502
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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and bilateral lower extremity neuropathy, finding that the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's active military service.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's failure to substantially comply with claims processing rules.
- Partly granted
The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for headaches, a sleep condition (OSA), Parkinsonism (including Parkinson's disease), unspecified depressive disorder, CAD with atrial fibrillation, bilateral upper extremity neuropathy, and bilateral lower extremity neuropathy based on new evidence. The claim for hyperhidrosis was denied as no new relevant evidence was received.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a left foot condition to satisfy a statutory duty related to the Veteran's service-connected knee conditions.
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