The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including VA examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the current rating criteria do not provide specific measurements or descriptions for certain conditions and ordered further examination to address these issues.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right great toe fracture, recurrent furunculosis and cystic acne
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19160578
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's recurrent furunculosis and cystic acne are currently rated at 10 percent, while the residuals of right great toe fracture are rated at 10 percent effective from December 5, 2019. The appeal is granted for these ratings.
- Denied
The Board found that the veteran's current right great toe disability was not related to his military service and denied service connection for residuals of a fracture of the right great toe.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected right great toe fracture does not warrant a higher rating as it is currently rated at 20 percent, which reflects moderate impairment. The evidence shows ongoing symptoms but no more severe impairment than what is contemplated by the current rating.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
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