The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to concerns about the qualifications of the examiner who conducted his VA examination and for obtaining additional private urology records.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the qualifications of the December 2019 VA examiner were in question and ordered a new examination. Additionally, they requested the Veteran’s complete private urology records to be obtained.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral plantar calluses, pes planus with left foot Morton’s neuroma and metatarsalgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 24, 2020
- Citation
- 20063082
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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 Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the threshold schedular TDIU criteria, and his service-connected disabilities alone do not result in occupational impairment sufficient to warrant extraschedular referral.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral plantar calluses, and the matter is dismissed.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for cold injury residuals was denied, and the appeal to reopen this claim is dismissed. The Veteran's bilateral plantar calluses are rated at 10% since April 14, 2009.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for additional development and examination to address service connection claims, increased rating claims, and separate ratings for surgical scars. The Veteran's lumbar spine disability, OSA, hammertoe disability, bilateral knee disabilities, and bilateral plantar calluses are at issue.
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