The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral foot disorder, including left shoulder, low back, hip, and knee disorders, as well as an acquired psychiatric disorder and sleep apnea. The issues also include TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Board found that additional medical opinions are needed to address whether certain conditions are related to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral foot disorder or if they have been aggravated by it.
- Claimed conditions
- Morton's neuroma, Bilateral Foot Disorder (Pes Planus with Plantar Fasciitis)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2020
- Citation
- 20004572
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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.
- Dismissed
The appeal is dismissed because the issue of service connection for Morton's neuroma has not been adjudicated by the AOJ in the first instance.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a complete record, including an evaluation of his service-connected foot disabilities and their current severity.
- Denied
The Veteran's bilateral lower extremity Morton's neuroma conditions are rated at the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent, and there is no evidence of associated peripheral nerve disability that would warrant a higher rating.
- Denied
The Veteran's right foot pes planus with chronic pain is rated at 10 percent, and the Board has denied an increased rating as his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
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