Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection, temporary total evaluation, and increased rating for further development of evidence.
The deciding factor: The VA opinion provided an insufficient basis to decide the claim as it did not address whether the asserted toe condition was caused or aggravated by his service-connected right foot condition.
- Claimed conditions
- right great toe surgery secondary to Morton's neuroma right foot, Morton's neuroma right foot, status post excision with arthroplasty and syndactyl little toe
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25086941
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