The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral feet and legs conditions due to incomplete service treatment records. The Appellant is asked to provide authorization for VA to obtain post-service medical records, and if necessary, a VA examination will be scheduled.
The deciding factor: Incomplete service treatment records prevent the Board from making a decision on the merits of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral feet condition, dermatitis of the feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 12, 2023
- Citation
- 23050604
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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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- Dismissed
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