The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's left foot neuroma is related to his military service. The examiner must provide an opinion on this issue.
The deciding factor: Insufficient medical evidence supports a direct relationship between the Veteran's current condition and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot neuroma, arthritis in big toe and little toe
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 19, 2023
- Citation
- 23022970
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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.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disability as secondary to his service-connected left foot neuroma.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the veteran's left foot neuroma, finding no evidence that it began during service or is related to an in-service injury.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's initial compensable rating for scars status post left foot neuroma with residual numbness is being remanded due to the need for a full examination considering any nerve disorder of the left foot/toes and other left foot disabilities.
- Granted
The Board has granted an effective date of May 11, 2010 for the award of a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities.
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