The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for a left foot disorder and a cervical spine disorder due to insufficient evidence in the record.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that there was no chronic diagnosis made for the bilateral feet or cervical spine, and that the current conditions are not related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot disorder, cervical spine disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 24, 2021
- Citation
- 21070679
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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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