The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination to assess any facial injury residuals and determine if they are related to service. The right great toe condition is granted an initial rating of 20 percent from December 13, 2016.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's facial injuries were not addressed in the original decision and need further evaluation by a VA examiner.
- Claimed conditions
- Right great toe condition, Facial injury residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2023
- Citation
- 23016786
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for facial injury residuals, finding a current disability, in-service event, and a causal relationship between the present disability and active service. The appeal was remanded for further development regarding an eye disorder and entitlement to TDIU.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling an examination by an appropriate examiner to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's right foot or great toe condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of a VA examination regarding the Veteran's right great toe disability, which may be related to service. The Veteran needs to undergo an examination to determine if he has a current disability and whether it is at least as likely as not that his condition manifested in service or is otherwise related to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for service connection on the merits is remanded due to incomplete records and need for additional examinations. The dental condition claim was denied, while other claims remain pending.
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