The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and needs further review of the appellant's service-connected conditions and orthotics.
The deciding factor: The appeal is being remanded because the claims file is incomplete, preventing a thorough review of the appellant's service-connected conditions and orthotics.
- Claimed conditions
- heel spurs, bad back, knee, ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0618012
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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