The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records, including a missing VA Agent Orange examination report and clinical records of treatment for the right foot disability. The veteran is seeking service connection for his right foot and ankle disability.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical records prevent a determination on the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot and ankle disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2004
- Citation
- 0433413
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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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- Denied
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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