The veteran's claim for a higher rating for right heel fracture residuals is being remanded due to inconsistencies in the medical records and need for clarification of the precise disorder. The service connection claims for back and left foot disorders are not addressed as they were granted with separate evaluations.
The deciding factor: There are conflicting findings regarding the veteran's right foot conditions, necessitating a new VA examination to clarify the specific diagnosis and determine if separate evaluations are warranted.
- Claimed conditions
- right heel fracture residuals, back disorders, left foot disorders
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 2, 2006
- Citation
- 0633867
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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.
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