The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating due to unclear evidence regarding her left leg condition, including conflicting MRI reports. A new VA examination is required.
The deciding factor: The Board found insufficient information on whether the Veteran has a current condition related to her active duty service or secondary to a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity nerve disability, status post fifth metatarsophalangeal joint fracture of the left foot with peroneal tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2020
- Citation
- 20010130
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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
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