The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his left foot/ankle disability is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including scheduling a VA examination and reviewing recent medical records.
The deciding factor: The claims file needs to be reviewed again as there are new medical records that have not been considered in the current decision.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot/ankle disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19176214
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to duty-to-assist errors and a need for an addendum opinion regarding the likelihood that the Veteran's left metatarsalgia is related to his in-service foot injury.
- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for a left foot/ankle disability, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to his active service.
- Granted
The claim for service connection for a low back disability is reopened and granted.,The claim for service connection for a left foot/ankle disability remains denied as no new and material evidence was submitted.
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