The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for further development and notification under the VCAA.
The deciding factor: Further development is required to comply with the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA) and provide proper notice to the veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- immersion foot, bilateral
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 12, 2006
- Citation
- 0628877
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Decisions by this judge: 2,374 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Granted
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