The appeal for a higher disability rating for calluses of both feet is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and further development. The Veteran's representative suggested extra-schedular consideration, which needs to be reviewed by VA's Director of Compensation Service.
The deciding factor: Additional medical records are needed to fully assess the Veteran's condition and determine if extraschedular consideration is warranted.
- Claimed conditions
- calluses of both feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 18, 2021
- Citation
- 21008807
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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 Veteran's appeal for a higher disability rating for calluses of both feet is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and development. The issue will be reconsidered after obtaining private podiatric treatment records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for calluses of both feet and bilateral plantar warts due to new evidence received since March 2003. The Veteran's current conditions are unclearly related to his in-service conditions.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a TDIU based on their combined rating and individual disability ratings. The VA examiner found that his foot disabilities prevent him from engaging in physical employment, but he is still capable of sedentary work.
- Denied
The Board found no evidence of a current hepatitis disability and denied service connection for hepatitis. The Veteran's calluses and gout were not related to his military service.
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