The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding service connection for various foot disabilities. The Veteran's claim is being reviewed again with additional evidence and a new examination.
The deciding factor: The previous VA examinations were deemed insufficient, requiring further evaluation by an independent medical professional.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral degenerative joint disease of toes, Bilateral calcaneal spurs, Amputation of the right toes, Onychomycosis of the bilateral great toes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19180432
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Decisions by this judge: 882 · Granted: 17% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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 GERD, ED, bilateral pes planus, plantar fasciitis, calcaneal spurs, toe deformities, and right ankle sprain are all granted service connection.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for right and left foot disabilities, finding that the Veteran's conditions were not related to his in-service injuries or exposure. The evidence did not support a presumption of service connection based on continuity of symptomatology.
- Granted
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for Achilles tendonitis of the right and left ankle, bilateral degenerative joint disease of the first MTP joints, and bilateral calcaneal spurs. The claims are granted as secondary to service-connected Achilles tendonitis.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability and denied both claims for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death and DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.
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