The veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his service-connected low back and right ankle disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and examination.
The deciding factor: The current nature and severity of the veteran's service-connected low back and right ankle disabilities are unclear from the current evidence of record, necessitating further evaluation and consideration.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of the low back, Residuals of a right ankle injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 21, 2006
- Citation
- 0621565
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board denied ratings in excess of the current assigned ratings for the Veteran's left and right ankle injuries, chronic kidney disease, and patellofemoral pain syndrome of the right knee. However, a 10 percent rating was granted for hypertension.
- Granted
The Veteran's initial rating of 40 percent for low back disability is granted, while a higher rating for PTSD with depression remains denied. The issues of service connection for skin disability and TDIU are remanded.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for obstructive sleep apnea and degenerative disc disease of the low back have been granted. The claim for a higher evaluation for Raynaud’s phenomenon has been denied, but the issue is being remanded. Effective date issues are pending for thyroid cancer and gastritis secondary to thyroid cancer.
- Granted
The Veteran's degenerative disc disease of the low back was granted service connection as it had its onset in service.
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