The veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected right ankle sprain with arthritis and instability, as well as low back disability, are being remanded due to the need for additional development.
The deciding factor: The claims must be remanded because proper VCAA notice is required before any decision can be made on these issues.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle sprain with arthritis, instability, right ankle, L5 spondylolysis and spondylolistesis of L5 over S1 (low back disability)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 15, 2006
- Citation
- 0614116
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for right ankle sprain with arthritis, right foot disorder (plantar fasciitis with hammer toes, arthritis, and plantar calcaneal spur), and right knee disorder (arthritis) based on the evidence showing that these conditions are related to active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased disability evaluations and service connection due to incomplete examinations and new evidence received.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to an inadequate VA examination in April 2012. The Veteran needs a new VA examination to reassess the severity of his right and left ankle disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's increased rating claims for his service-connected right and left ankle disabilities are being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination.
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