The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right big toe disability and a right shoulder scar require further examination to determine their etiology.
The deciding factor: The evidence is insufficient to establish service connection without additional medical examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Right big toe disability, Right shoulder scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 25, 2023
- Citation
- 23053273
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for a right big toe disability and remanded the issue of sleep apnea. The decision is binding only with respect to the specific issues decided.
- Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for cervical spine, right and left upper extremity radiculopathy, left shoulder arthritis, left and right shoulder instability, and a right shoulder scar disabilities but granted restoration of the 20 percent rating for right shoulder instability.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 60 percent rating for the right shoulder disorder and denied a compensable rating for the right shoulder scar. The neck disorder was remanded for further development.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a right big toe disability as there was no evidence to support that these conditions were related to his active military service.
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