The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to a change in the law and new procedural requirements. The issue of an increased rating for residuals of a fracture of the right foot will be reconsidered, with all relevant medical records obtained and reviewed.
The deciding factor: New legal requirements necessitate a thorough review of the case by VA personnel.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a fracture of the right foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 25, 2001
- Citation
- 0123244
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for residuals of a fracture of the right foot and bilateral plantar fasciitis, finding that there was no evidence to support these conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional service and VA treatment records, as well as National Guard and Reserve unit information. A VA orthopedic examination will be scheduled to determine the nature and likely etiology of any current foot disorders.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination. The issues of increased rating for his right foot disability and TDIU are also being addressed.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is needed to substantiate the Veteran's claims for service connection, including obtaining unit histories and stressor verification. The Veteran will be scheduled for examinations to determine the nature of any hand or foot disabilities and a psychiatric examination to determine the etiology of any identified acquired psychiatric disorder.
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