The Board has decided that a 10 percent rating for right foot callus is granted from December 1, 2011. The issue of entitlement to an initial compensable rating for tonsillectomy status post recurrent tonsillitis and service connection for GERD and dysphagia as secondary to the service-connected tonsillectomy are both remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that additional development is needed, including obtaining a VA examiner's opinion regarding whether the Veteran's GERD and dysphagia are related to his service-connected tonsillectomy residuals.
- Claimed conditions
- Right foot callus, Tonsillitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 21, 2022
- Citation
- 22035765
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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 right foot callus disability is related to service and grants service connection for this condition.
- Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for various musculoskeletal conditions, including left and right elbow disabilities, left and right knee patellofemoral syndrome with osteoarthritis and meniscal tear, right foot callus, and right knee instability. The decision also restored the 10 percent rating for left knee instability and right elbow radial head fracture.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was dismissed as the issue is now moot due to a full grant of benefits.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to inadequate medical opinions and new evidence submitted by the Veteran. The heart disability claim is related to service-connected GERD, while the tonsillitis claim involves a pre-existing condition noted at entry into service.
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