The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding service connection for a right foot disorder. The Veteran's lay statements about continuity of symptoms are considered, and an addendum opinion is needed.
The deciding factor: The previous medical opinion did not adequately address whether the Veteran's current right foot complaints were related to service or if his pain was etiologically linked to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Foot Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 14, 2023
- Citation
- 23009453
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for service-connected IBS, service connection for a lumbar spine disorder, and service connection for a right foot disorder require further examination and consideration due to incomplete medical opinions and lack of evidence regarding the onset and continuity of symptoms.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's previously denied claim for service connection for a right foot disorder is now granted due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The case is remanded for further adjudication.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's right foot and ankle disorders are being remanded for further examination to determine if they are related to service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The appeal was denied for an initial compensable rating for hypertension, and the issues of service connection for liver nodules, lung nodules, right foot disorder, and right ankle disorder were remanded.
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