The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for his plantar wart, left foot is remanded due to duty-to-assist errors in obtaining relevant medical records and conducting a thorough examination.
The deciding factor: There were duty-to-assist errors regarding the collection of private treatment records and the provision of a comprehensive VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- plantar wart, left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2024
- Citation
- A24079595
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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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