The Board has dismissed the claim for service connection for sinusitis and granted a rating of 30 percent for residuals of right great toe fracture. The remaining issues have been remanded due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's current conditions and his service-connected right great toe fracture.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran withdrew his appeal for sinusitis, granted a rating of 30 percent for residuals of right great toe fracture, and remanded the remaining issues due to inadequate medical opinions addressing whether the Veteran's current conditions are secondary to his service-connected right great toe fracture.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Sinusitis"}, {"condition_name":"Residuals of Right Great Toe Fracture"}, {"condition_name":"Bilateral Ankle Sprain"}, {"condition_name":"Iliotibial Band Tendinitis of the Bilateral Hips"}, {"condition_name":"Bilateral Knee Condition"}, {"condition_name":"Right Fifth Proximal Metatarsal Enchondroma Excision"}
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2019
- Citation
- 19182451
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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