The Board has granted the veteran's motion to have his case advanced on the Board's docket and is remanding the issues of service connection for right ankle disorder and low back disorder to the RO for further development.
The deciding factor: The veteran presented new and material evidence that relates to an unestablished fact (current disability) and raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating his claims of service connection for right ankle disorder and low back disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle disorder, low back disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 13, 2006
- Citation
- 0617217
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection and rating issues, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these matters.
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