The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for her bilateral plantar calluses of the right and left foot is denied.,The Board has also remanded the issue of service connection for hip condition secondary to service connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide an opinion on whether the Veteran's hip condition is aggravated by her service-connected radiculopathy, as required in the prior remand instructions.
- Claimed conditions
- plantar calluses, hip condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 1, 2023
- Citation
- 23042090
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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
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