The veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his service-connected burn on the right foot is being remanded. Additionally, the issue of secondary service connection for stasis ulcers related to his service-connected burn is also being addressed.
The deciding factor: The RO did not address the relationship between the veteran's service-connected burn and his current stasis ulcers in either rating or adjudicating a claim for secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a burn on the dorsum of the right foot, stasis ulcers
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 29, 2000
- Citation
- 0017207
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's stasis ulcers were found to be aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus, and granted service connection for this condition.,Prior to August 30, 2002, the Veteran's steatomatosis was evaluated at a 10% rating due to symptoms such as exfoliation and occasional itching. From August 30, 2002 onwards, his steatomatosis has been rated at 60%, reflecting more significant skin involvement.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran's stasis ulcers and numbness of the right leg are not related to his service-connected coronary artery disease, status post-coronary artery bypass grafting with hypertension.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran is seeking service connection for stasis ulcers and numbness of the right leg, which he claims are secondary to his service-connected coronary artery disease. The case has been remanded due to a request for a Travel Board hearing.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for stasis ulcers of the lower extremities and an increased rating for his service-connected chronic steatomatosis, finding that there was no evidence to support these claims.
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