The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and new and material evidence due to the need for additional development, including VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The decision is remanded as there are pending issues that require further examination and medical opinions to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's foot disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Foot Disorder, Left Foot Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19186092
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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