The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's service-connected left foot disability and its arthritis. The case will be returned for further development.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for an addendum opinion addressing the nature and severity of the Veteran's service-connected left foot disability, including any neurological impairment and whether his arthritis is caused by or aggravated by his service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot arthritis, neurological impairment in left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2021
- Citation
- 21024613
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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
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- Dismissed
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