The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to clarify the Veteran's right foot disabilities and determine if they are related to his in-service injury. The appeal will be remanded for this purpose.
The deciding factor: The Board lacks sufficient information to make a decision on the service connection claim without a medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's current right foot disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot deformity, right dropped foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19182049
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right foot plantar wart, right foot hammertoe, and a condition claimed as right foot deformity due to incomplete service treatment records. The Veteran should be provided with a C&P examination and etiology opinion regarding his conditions.
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