The Board has remanded the TDIU claim due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination and consideration of new evidence.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities alone result in functional impairment that affects his ability to work.
- Claimed conditions
- left flat foot, left hallus valgus, gouty arthritis of the bilateral wrists, hands, ankles, and feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2020
- Citation
- 20074488
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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for left and right shoulder osteoarthritis, headaches as secondary to PTSD, but denied aggravation of pre-existing left flat foot. The appeals for right knee and left knee conditions were dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection for tendinitis, left and right knee disorders, and left and right flat foot due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for left flat foot as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected stress fractures, bilateral feet and hallux valgus. The decision is based on evidence showing that the left flat foot condition was caused by these service-connected disabilities.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
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