The Board is remanding the case to the RO for scheduling a travel Board hearing at the next available opportunity. The veteran's claim will be reconsidered after this development.
The deciding factor: The need for further development of the evidence, including scheduling a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge (VLJ), necessitates remanding the case.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral clawfoot
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2005
- Citation
- 0533860
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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.
- Dismissed
The appeal for an increased rating for right upper extremity radiculopathy and service connection for bilateral clawfoot was withdrawn by the Veteran, thus the Board has no jurisdiction to review these appeals.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent since June 29, 2014, for a bilateral foot disability is remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and testing.
- Partly granted
The Board is considering whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral clawfoot. The RO denied this claim in July 2002, but the veteran has not appealed the denial of his additional claims for other foot conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing proper notice regarding secondary service connection.
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