The Board has remanded the case for further development and adjudication of issues related to service connection, including those involving residuals of hammertoes, low back disability, hypertension, heart disability, acquired psychiatric disorder, GERD, colon disability, and headache.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims are inextricably intertwined with his failure to appear for VA examinations ordered by the Board due to unavailability at his last known address. The case is therefore remanded for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of left fifth hammertoe, residuals of right fifth hammertoe, right little toe corn, left little toe corn, low back disability, right leg disability, left leg disability, hypertension, heart disability, acquired psychiatric disorder (major depressive disorder), GERD, colon disability, headache disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 16, 2022
- Citation
- 22052830
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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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