The Board remands the issue of service connection for a right-foot disability for additional development, specifically to obtain an addendum opinion considering reports of symptoms from the Veteran and his wife.
The deciding factor: The examiner's initial rationale was problematic as it conflated continuity of symptoms with continuity of care, and did not consider the lay reports of symptoms provided by the Veteran and his wife.
- Claimed conditions
- right-foot disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2025
- Citation
- 25005013
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,272 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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