The Veteran's service-connected foot disabilities and depressive disorder are being remanded for additional examinations to assess their current severity.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has testified to the worsening of his symptoms associated with his disabilities, necessitating further examination to determine the extent of functional impairment caused by these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic changes 1st metatarsal-phalangeal joint, left foot, Traumatic changes 1st metatarsal-phalangeal joint, right foot, Bilateral plantar fasciitis with pes cavus and hammertoe, Depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19142449
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
The Veteran's depressive disorder was granted a 70 percent disability rating from April 27, 2020 to August 15, 2022, and a TDIU was also granted.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of July 14, 2020, for the grant of service connection for IVDS with spinal fusion and lumbar disc disease with stenosis, as well as associated radiculopathy of the sciatic and femoral nerves of the left and right lower extremities, and depressive disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case to verify periods of active duty, ACDUTRA, or INACDUTRA from 1998 to 2006 and to obtain a new VA examination.
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