The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for a Board hearing. The issues of entitlement to service connection for residuals of a right foot injury and for a mental disorder are pending.
The deciding factor: The veteran requested a Board hearing, which has been scheduled at the RO level.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right foot injury, a mental disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 24, 2006
- Citation
- 0608585
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for a new opinion regarding the Veteran's right ankle disability, and denied service connection for residuals of a right foot injury and diabetes.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected asthma is not considered a permanent and total disability, nor does it meet the criteria for specially adapted housing or special home adaptation due to inhalation injuries during Vietnam.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a right foot injury, a cyst on the back of the neck, an eye condition, and a low back disability as there was no evidence of current disabilities or that any of these conditions were related to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development, including obtaining SSA records and VA treatment records from August 2006 to present.
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