The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's right great toe fracture, as well as any other foot disorders he may have.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for further development and clarification regarding the specific symptoms attributable to the service-connected right great toe fracture.
- Claimed conditions
- right great toe fracture, metatarsalgia with plantar fasciitis (service-connected), hallux fracture/nonunion right, hallux limitus, traumatic arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2022
- Citation
- 22049117
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a higher rating for service-connected right ankle with traumatic arthritis (claimed as right ankle instability). The Board dismissed the appeal.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for hallux limitus, left foot post cheilectomy first metatarsophalangeal joint claimed as left foot, big toe degenerative arthritis and left foot, big toe disability. The evidence shows the Veteran's current conditions are at least as likely as not incurred in or caused by his military service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings on three different conditions have been dismissed due to his death.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a higher rating of 20 percent for the right great toe fracture but denied increased ratings for lumbosacral and thoracic strain with intervertebral disc syndrome, acromioclavicular joint separation, right shoulder, and service connection for joint pains.
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