The Board has remanded the case for additional development and due process concerns, including obtaining a medical opinion regarding whether the veteran's tendonitis is related to his service-connected right ankle sprain.
The deciding factor: The decision was not explicitly stated but implied in the need for further evidence and examination as per the VCAA requirements.
- Claimed conditions
- tendonitis of the right ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 23, 2006
- Citation
- 0605229
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 of the issues related to increased ratings for various conditions, including tendonitis of the right ankle, osteoarthritis of the left ankle, lumbosacral strain, and radiculopathy in both lower extremities, was dismissed due to a procedural defect.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for varicocele and rating tendonitis of the right ankle in excess of 10 percent to obtain additional evidence.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes planus, tendonitis of the right ankle, hammer toes, and osteoarthritis of the MTP joint based on a positive nexus opinion linking these conditions to the Veteran's active service.
- Granted
The Veteran was granted a temporary total rating and extension of no longer than one year, based on convalescence from March 31, 2005, for tendonitis of the right ankle.
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