The veteran's claim is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling examinations to assess his service-connected disabilities and any new right wrist issues.
The deciding factor: Due process mandates a remand due to the need for more recent medical evidence and current evaluations of the veteran's conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- low back pain, status/post-operative right inguinal hernia repair, metatarsalgia, right foot
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 4, 2006
- Citation
- 0623239
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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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