The veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral leg disability and increased evaluations for his service-connected bilateral foot disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations, as well as the possible need to obtain additional medical records.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to determine the severity of the veteran's service-connected bilateral foot disability and whether he has a separate leg disability secondary to it.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral leg disability, leg cramps
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2004
- Citation
- 0406915
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a left knee disability, bilateral hip disability, back disability, bilateral leg disability, hypertension, and gastrointestinal disability, as there has not been substantial compliance with previous remand directives.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed all appeals for service connection of various conditions, including lumbar condition, headaches, sinusitis, TBI, gastroenteritis, heart disease, leg cramps, PFB, nausea, skin rash on arms, feet calluses, and tinea versicolor.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple disabilities, including shoulder, elbow, hand, leg, ankle, paralysis, hypertension, tuberculosis, eye, hernia, and vertigo, as there was no evidence of current disability or a nexus to service.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew her appeals for service connection and increased rating, thus the Board dismissed both matters.
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