The veteran's claims for service connection for right foot fracture residuals and palindromic arthritis are being remanded due to the need for a medical opinion regarding the etiology of these conditions.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence is needed to determine if there is a relationship between the current disabilities and the veteran's military service.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot fracture residuals, palindromic arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 27, 2007
- Citation
- 0708924
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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.
- Granted
The Board has granted a TDIU and established basic eligibility for Dependents' Education Assistance benefits due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities. The combined rating of his service-connected conditions is 90 percent, meeting the criteria for a TDIU.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the appeal was improperly docketed and is remanding the issues of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim for service connection for back injury residuals and service connection for a right foot disability to include fracture residuals.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased disability ratings for service-connected left foot remote injury and right foot fracture residuals are being remanded due to the need for further development, including a VA examination.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection of a left knee condition and assigned him a 10 percent rating for right foot fracture residuals. The issues of service connection for left foot, right knee, and left hip conditions are addressed in the REMAND portion of this decision.
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