The Board has determined that the remand is necessary due to inadequate reasoning in previous VA opinions and a need for additional development of the Veteran's service personnel records. The issues of entitlement to service connection for a bilateral foot disability, including as secondary to service-connected bilateral ankle disability, and TDIU are being remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that the previous VA opinions on direct service connection were based on an inaccurate factual premise and inadequate reasoning regarding the Veteran's claimed disabilities. The need for additional development of the Veteran's service personnel records is also noted.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot disability, bone spurs, hallux valgus, great toe joint degeneration
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2021
- Citation
- 21065642
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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.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral foot disability is related to his active military service and grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for a new examination to address the Veteran's lay statements regarding her symptoms during service.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral foot disability and back disability have been granted due to the submission of new evidence. The AOJ is required to readjudicate these claims.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew her appeals for the service connection of multiple conditions, including low back disability, bilateral foot disability, cervical spine disability, migraines, right hand and shoulder disabilities, right wrist disability, asthma (claimed as Gulf War Syndrome), chronic fatigue syndrome, dysmenorrhea, irritable bowel syndrome, and sleep disability. As a result, these claims are dismissed.
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