The Board is remanding the case to the RO for issuance of an SOC on whether new and material evidence has been presented to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for a foot disorder.
The deciding factor: The appellant filed a notice of disagreement with respect to a June 2001 RO rating decision that declined to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for a foot disorder, and the CAVC ordered the issue remanded to the Board for issuance of an SOC.
- Claimed conditions
- foot disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2006
- Citation
- 0602568
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
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a foot disorder, left hip disorder, and right hip disorder due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a right thumb scar status post laceration and readjudicated the claims of entitlement to service connection for various disorders, finding new and relevant evidence in some cases.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the remaining claims on appeal due to missing service treatment records that were later located.
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