The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a VA examination to assess the Veteran's service-connected left foot disabilities and their impact on his ability to work. The TDIU issue is also being referred for extraschedular consideration.
The deciding factor: The decision was not about service connection but rather about whether the Veteran’s service-connected conditions warranted a higher rating or if he could secure and maintain substantially gainful employment due to those conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Foot Pes Planus, Hallux Valgus (left foot)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2020
- Citation
- 20024062
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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 found no evidence to support a service connection claim for the left foot disability, as there is no credible evidence linking any current left foot condition to an in-service injury or event.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for ED was denied as there is no current disability.,Right carpal tunnel syndrome was denied due to insufficient evidence linking it to the TERA exposure.,Left carpal tunnel syndrome was denied as the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of this condition.,Right ankle sprain and left foot pes planus were both denied because there is no current disability.,Right foot pes planus was denied due to lack of evidence.,Non-diabetic neuropathy of the right upper extremity was denied as it is currently diagnosed as right carpal tunnel syndrome.
- Partly granted
The Board restored the 70 percent rating for PTSD and denied a rating in excess of 70 percent. The Board remanded several service connection claims.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and increased the rating for posttraumatic stress disorder to 100 percent, while denying or dismissing claims for other conditions.
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