The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left foot disabilities due to incomplete verification of her prior active duty service, inadequate VA examination opinions, and outstanding private treatment records.
The deciding factor: VA failed to verify the Veteran's periods of prior active service and provided inadequate VA examination opinions regarding the etiology of her current foot conditions. Additionally, there are outstanding private treatment records that need to be obtained.
- Claimed conditions
- Left foot bunionectomy, Right fifth distal metatarsal stress fracture (already service-connected)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 19, 2022
- Citation
- 22047328
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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