The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right foot/great toe disability is being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of her current conditions.
The deciding factor: New evidence has been submitted, but further clarification on whether preexisting conditions were aggravated by service is needed.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hallux Rigidus, Neuroma, Nerve Neuroma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19142629
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and providing an addendum opinion from a VA examiner to address the Veteran's claimed foot disabilities.
- Granted
The Veteran's right foot disability, including a healed fracture of the fifth metatarsal and hammertoes and neuroma, has been manifested by reports of pain and difficulty with weight-bearing. The Board finds that a 10 percent rating is warranted for moderate residuals of the right foot injury.
- Granted
The Veteran's bilateral pes planus with hammertoes and right hallux rigidus was initially rated at 30 percent prior to September 11, 2015. From that date, the Veteran is now rated at 50 percent.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected right hallux rigidus has been manifested by pain, limited motion, stiffness and crepitus; he is currently assigned a rating of 10 percent, the maximum schedular rating available under Diagnostic Code 5281.
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