The Board has determined that the remand is necessary to obtain updated medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed left foot condition, right foot condition, and back condition. The previous examination opinions are inadequate as they do not address the complete record of evidence, including the in-service STRs and the Veteran's lay statements.
The deciding factor: The previous examination opinions are based on inaccurate facts and fail to conform to the clear and unmistakable evidence standard.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Foot Condition, Right Foot Condition, Back Condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 27, 2022
- Citation
- 22036891
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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.
- Denied
The August 1996 rating decision denied service connection for a back condition due to the claim being considered not well-grounded, as there was no current disability and no evidence of in-service injury or disease.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error in the VA examination for service connection of the back condition and requires an addendum opinion to address whether it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's back disability began in service or was caused by any incident of service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error in obtaining medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's right foot condition is caused or aggravated by his service-connected right fourth toe disability.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral foot conditions, finding that the Veteran experienced symptoms of right and left foot pain during service which have persisted since then.
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