The Board has vacated its decision and remanded the case due to new legal requirements from the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000. The veteran's claims for increased ratings for tendonitis of her ankles are now pending at the RO.
The deciding factor: The Court ordered the Board to address the VCAA, reopen the claim for service connection for Parkinson's disease, and remand the case due to new legal requirements from the VCAA.
- Claimed conditions
- Tendonitis of the left ankle, Tendonitis of the right ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 17, 2001
- Citation
- 0122079
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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 Board denied an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for a cervical strain and tension headaches, granted a 10 percent rating for the right ankle disability, and denied service connection for tendonitis of the right ankle.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a tendonitis of the left ankle, finding that her current diagnosis is related to her in-service injury and treatment. The decision also reopened her previously denied claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for tendonitis of the left ankle has been granted. The case is remanded for further examination and evaluation regarding his epicondylitis of the left elbow.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for right and left ankle disabilities, finding that the current conditions are not related to service or service-connected plantar fasciitis.
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