The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for a left foot disability other than plantar fasciitis due to conflicting evidence regarding whether he has such a condition and inadequate clarification of the examiner's opinions. The case is being sent back for further development.
The deciding factor: There are conflicting medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran has a current left foot disability (other than plantar fasciitis).
- Claimed conditions
- left foot disability (other than plantar fasciitis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 9, 2022
- Citation
- 22013371
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection on multiple conditions have been remanded due to the submission of new evidence after a prior denial. The Board finds that VA examinations and medical opinions are necessary to properly determine entitlement to service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation prior to July 6, 2015. The Board has remanded several issues for further development.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left foot disability other than his already-service-connected plantar fasciitis, finding that there is no current diagnosis of an additional left foot disability.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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