The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service medical records and scheduling a VA examination to determine if the veteran's left ankle disorder is related to his service-connected left knee disability.
The deciding factor: The Board found insufficient evidence in the claims folder to make a decision on the issues without further development, specifically regarding the veteran's service connection for chronic headaches and left ankle disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic headaches, left ankle disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0617944
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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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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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