The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral foot and hip conditions due to insufficient evidence regarding their onset or relationship to service. The Veteran is asked to provide additional medical records, including statements from her podiatrist Dr. H.T., and undergo VA examinations to clarify her current disabilities and determine if they are related to service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the claims were not properly adjudicated due to a lack of evidence regarding the onset or relationship of the Veteran's foot and hip conditions to service, and ordered additional medical examination and record review.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Bilateral Foot Conditions","disabilities":["Pes planus","Metatarsalgia","Arthritis","Bone spurs","Morton’s neuroma","Hammertoes"]}, {"condition_name":"Bilateral Hip Conditions","disabilities":["Sacroiliac joint dysfunction of the right and left side","Trochanteric bursitis"]}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19193903
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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.
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