The Board has remanded the issue of entitlement to a compensable rating for calluses on the left foot (claimed as a left foot ulcer) due to insufficient medical evidence addressing whether there are exposed areas affected by the condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion was not specific enough and did not address all relevant examinations and findings in the record.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot ulcer, calluses on left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2020
- Citation
- 20074203
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left foot ulcer and neurogenic bladder as secondary to service-connected disabilities, including obesity. The VA is required to provide an addendum medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's service-connected conditions caused or aggravated his obesity, and if so, whether it was a substantial factor in causing or aggravating his left foot ulcer and/or neurogenic bladder.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for the left leg below-the-knee amputation, finding that VA did not fail to properly treat his condition and that the proximate cause of the amputation was the chronicity of osteomyelitis despite weeks of antibiotic therapy.
- Granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates for service connection and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ, finding that the Veteran's conditions were present prior to his initial claim in August 2002.
- Granted
The Veteran's right foot ulcer was caused by carelessness, negligence, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA during an August 26, 2016 procedure. The left foot ulcer is not considered a result of such fault.
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