The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete evidence and a need for further medical opinion regarding the Veteran's right foot condition, including residuals of frostbite, an ankle condition, and ingrown toenails.
The deciding factor: Further medical evaluation is needed to determine if the Veteran’s current right foot symptoms are related to his service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of frostbite, ankle condition, ingrown toenails
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2020
- Citation
- 20068202
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 denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, finding that the evidence did not support a higher or compensable rating for any of the conditions on appeal.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for ingrown toenails, finding that the Veteran's current disability is related to an in-service injury.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for skin rash, hand/knuckles disability, shoulder strain, and pes planus. The claims for gastro issues, right knee strain, knee arthritis, back problems as secondary to knee, and ankle condition were remanded for further development.
- Dismissed
The Board denied the veteran's appeals for timely filing of their requests to appeal various rating decisions, including those related to service connection and increased ratings for multiple conditions.
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