The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for her service-connected left fifth metatarsal fracture. The case is remanded for further action on her TDIU claim.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support finding that the Veteran's status post left foot 5th metatarsal fracture disability has resulted in more than moderate symptoms, malunion or nonunion of her tarsal bones.
- Claimed conditions
- left fifth metatarsal fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2024
- Citation
- 24000004
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of the service-connected left foot disability and to determine if there is an inextricably intertwined issue of entitlement to a TDIU.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right hip disorder, left hip disorder, and right shoulder disorder due to inadequate etiological opinions. The Veteran's representative asserts that these conditions are secondary to his service-connected left foot fracture.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected residuals of a left fifth metatarsal fracture are currently rated at 20 percent, and the Board has determined that this rating is appropriate given the severity of his symptoms.
- Denied
The Veteran's left foot disability is currently rated as 50 percent disabling, which is the maximum schedular rating for any of his service-connected left foot disabilities. The appeal to increase this rating to higher than 50 percent has been denied.
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