The Board has remanded the cases for further review due to errors in the previous decisions and inconsistencies in the evidence. The right foot calluses case is being reviewed again, including a reassessment of functional loss and flare-ups. The left foot calluses issue will be addressed separately as it was not part of the original appeal.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the remand was necessary to address errors in previous decisions and inconsistencies in the evidence related to the right foot calluses, including a reassessment of functional loss and flare-ups. The left foot calluses issue will be addressed separately as it was not part of the original appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot calluses, left foot calluses
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2022
- Citation
- 22063481
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claims for an initial rating greater than 10 percent for left and right foot calluses, and a compensable rating for a residual scar from a right groin abscess due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for right foot calluses, finding that the evidence supports a link between the condition and the Veteran's active-duty service.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right foot calluses and bunions, left wrist disability, and right wrist disability. The decision is based on a lack of evidence linking these conditions to service or any service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left foot calluses, right foot calluses, a neck disability, diabetes mellitus type 2 (diabetes), lower back disability, and right shoulder disability. The evidence does not support a finding that any of these conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.
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