The Board has remanded the matters involving whether new and material evidence was received to reopen a claim for service connection for a right foot disorder, and entitlement to an increased rating for status post left ankle fracture. The claims of service connection for a left foot disorder and for an increased rating for eczema are denied.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claimed conditions were not shown to be related to his service or service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Eczema, Left Foot Disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0636800
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Decisions by this judge: 325 · Granted: 20% (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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