The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to incomplete documentation and need for clarification of her hallux rigidus diagnoses.
The deciding factor: The VA examination provided a diagnosis of bilateral hallux rigidus with an onset in approximately 1996, but lacks rationale. The Veteran's service treatment records are silent for this specific diagnosis.
- Claimed conditions
- hallux rigidus, right foot, hallux rigidus, left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 29, 2022
- Citation
- 22018468
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for hallux rigidus in both feet, as they were not properly addressed due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Denied
The Board denied the claims for service connection for rheumatoid arthritis, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), hallux rigidus of the right foot, and hallux rigidus of the left foot due to lack of new and relevant evidence.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hallux rigidus in both feet, finding no evidence linking the condition to service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the left foot condition and dismissed the appeal as to TDIU prior to August 7, 2017 due to lack of evidence showing the Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment.
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