The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to a violation of the veteran's due process rights.
The deciding factor: Due to the VCAA notification requirements not being fully satisfied, the case is being returned to the RO for further action.
- Claimed conditions
- traumatic arthritis of the left ankle, arthritis of the feet
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2003
- Citation
- 0304965
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,710 · Granted: 15% (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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The Veteran's left foot condition, diagnosed as plantar fasciitis with callosities, is rated at 20 percent. The Board found that a higher rating is not warranted based on the current evidence.
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