The Board has remanded the case due to new legal requirements under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 and because additional evidence was obtained. The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected pes cavus disorder will be reconsidered with consideration given to this new evidence.
The deciding factor: The decision is remanded due to changes in the law requiring compliance with VCAA provisions and the need to consider newly submitted evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- pes cavus with fusion of the second, third, fourth and fifth toes bilaterally, plantar callosities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 12, 2003
- Citation
- 0308894
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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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