The Board has determined that additional medical information is required to properly assess the veteran's service-connected disabilities, particularly his right knee disability. The case is therefore being remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: Diagnostic Code 5262 requires consideration of impairment to the knee in evaluating the residuals of a healed fracture of the proximal right fibula.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic arthritis of the right foot, Healed fracture of the proximal right fibula, Healed fracture of the right ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2001
- Citation
- 0100852
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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
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- Granted
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