The Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for right metatarsalgia has been denied. The Board also found the issue of a higher initial rating for bilateral flatfeet and entitlement to TDIU are remanded due to need for additional development.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for new evidence or examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected conditions, specifically his bilateral flatfeet.
- Claimed conditions
- right metatarsalgia, bilateral flatfeet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19182875
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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.
- Denied
The Veteran's initial disability rating for right metatarsalgia is denied as it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating. The Veteran's entitlement to SMC benefit based on loss of use of a creative organ due to service-connected erectile dysfunction is also denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and a need for further examination.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal regarding his service connection for bilateral flatfeet was dismissed due to the death of the Veteran during the pendency of the appeal.
- Granted
The Veteran's disability rating for bilateral flatfeet and plantar fasciitis was reduced from 30% to 10%, effective November 1, 2024. The claim is granted as the reduction was improper.
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