The Board has remanded several issues, including service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and increased ratings for knee disabilities. The right foot scars have been evaluated as noncompensable.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under any applicable diagnostic codes due to lack of scar area or underlying tissue damage.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Foot Scars
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2022
- Citation
- 22060238
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for VR&E benefits, other than employment benefits, to include a program of independent living services pursuant to 38 U.S.C. Chapter 31 due to the lack of reasonable feasibility in achieving a vocational goal and improvement in independence in daily living.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board denied an increased disability rating for the right foot disability, but granted a 10 percent disability rating for the service-connected right foot scars. The decision is based on the current state of evidence and does not address any specific conditions or exposure basis.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further examination and rating considerations due to incomplete information regarding the severity of his service-connected knee disabilities.
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