The Board has determined that further development is needed, including providing the veteran with proper VCAA notice and allowing his representative to submit argument on his behalf. The claims for service connection will be remanded for de novo review without regard to finality of unappealed RO decisions.
The deciding factor: Further clarification is needed regarding which claim was denied in January 1990, as the letter may have been ambiguous and more appropriately characterized as an abandoned claim rather than a denied claim.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a fracture of the left leg, residuals of a fracture of the left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2006
- Citation
- 0610897
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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
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