The veteran's claim is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination to assess the severity of his right calf disability and determine if it warrants an increased rating.
The deciding factor: The decision indicates that additional evidence and information are needed before a final determination can be made on the veteran's claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Right calf disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2006
- Citation
- 0603273
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 407 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Search VA.gov for the original decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 0603273.
What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that the Veteran's current right calf disability is a current condition, but there are outstanding service treatment records that need to be obtained before determining if the injury occurred during active duty and if it is related to any in-service event. The case is being remanded for this purpose.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for a right leg disability and an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for traumatic arthritis of the right ankle. The Veteran's current right ankle disability is rated at 20 percent, which is the highest possible rating under the applicable criteria.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the cases for further examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's right ankle arthritis and any right calf disability. The cases will be reviewed again with a focus on assessing the current severity of these conditions and determining if they are related to service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration due to issues related to retroactive reductions in compensation benefits and overpayment of benefits. The Veteran's right calf disability claim is also being considered, but service connection will be decided on its merits.
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