The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for calluses of both feet and bilateral plantar warts due to new evidence received since March 2003. The Veteran's current conditions are related to his in-service conditions, but further examination is needed.
The deciding factor: The examiner must opine as whether any current disabilities of the feet are at least as likely as not caused or aggravated by service or service-connected disability, specifically noting in-service debridement of calluses.
- Claimed conditions
- calluses of both feet, bilateral plantar warts
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19191429
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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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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the veteran's left shoulder, right shoulder, and tinnitus disabilities as they were not related to his service. The claims for GERD, a hiatal hernia, and bilateral plantar warts were remanded for further development.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an increased rating of 20 percent for bilateral plantar warts but denied a higher rating for PTSD. The claims for service connection for right maxillary neurofibroma, COPD, and hammer toes were reopened.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral plantar warts, chronic fatigue syndrome (claimed as residuals of mononucleosis), and hemorrhoids to include as secondary to service-connected irritable bowel syndrome.,For chronic fatigue syndrome, the VA examination is inadequate because it does not address the Veteran's symptoms and discuss the exclusion of all other clinical conditions that may produce similar symptoms.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral plantar warts and calluses on both feet due to incomplete development, including missing treatment records from 1980. The Veteran's representative seeks a VA examination.
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