The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral foot disease and right foot cellulitis due to insufficient evidence in the record. The Veteran needs to provide authorization for VA to obtain his treatment records from Dr. R.S., and a new opinion is needed regarding the etiology of any cellulitis or foot disease during the appeal period.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was not enough information in the record to determine if the Veteran's current foot disabilities are related to service, particularly due to conflicting medical opinions and lack of recent treatment records from a healthcare provider who treated him for his feet.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot disease, right foot cellulitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 3, 2020
- Citation
- 20023377
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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