The Board remands the claims for higher disability ratings and TDIU due to additional development needed, including consideration of new evidence.
The deciding factor: Additional development is required to consider newly received evidence and ensure all relevant records are associated with the claims file.
- Claimed conditions
- left elbow cubital tunnel syndrome with dystrophy post release associated with left wrist ankylosis with arthritis post fusion, left wrist ankylosis with arthritis post fusion, left foot hammertoes, amputation tip of the left second toe due to frostbite, and second toe mallet deformity with flexible hammer toe of the third digit
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2024
- Citation
- 24004245
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.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for service connection for various conditions, including foot and calf pain, hammertoes, hallux valgus, and cervical spine degenerative arthritis.
- Denied
The Board denied higher ratings for the Veteran's right and left foot hallux valgus and right and left foot hammertoes, as the maximum 10 percent ratings were already assigned.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left foot hammertoes to obtain adequate medical opinions addressing all reasonably raised theories of service connection.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for bilateral pes planus and denied higher ratings for left and right foot hammertoes, as well as compensable ratings for right and left foot hallux valgus.
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