The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to incomplete compliance with previous remands. The Veteran's left big toe disorder and acquired psychiatric disorder (depression, anxiety, insomnia) are both being reviewed again.
The deciding factor: The VA failed to comply with previous directives in the October 2018 remand regarding the need for a VA medical examination and opinion on the etiology of the Veteran's conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- left big toe disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder (depression, anxiety, insomnia)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 31, 2019
- Citation
- 19196891
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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 Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral knee and big toe disorders, finding no causal relationship between these conditions and military service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple disorders, including shoulder, spine, knee, and extremity conditions, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or related to the Veteran's military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for left big toe, left ankle, and right ankle disorders to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to non-compliance with previous remand directives and insufficient medical opinions. The case is now pending further examination and opinion.
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