The Board remands the claims for increased ratings for scars of the right foot, right ankle, and left foot due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error to obtain new VA examinations for clarity regarding the severity and progression of the Veteran's scars.
- Claimed conditions
- surgical scars of the right foot and ankle, scars of the left foot, rating in excess of 20 percent for painful scars of the left foot and right foot
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25087466
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 868 · Granted: 42% (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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