The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining Social Security records and scheduling a VA examination to evaluate the left ankle disability. The veteran's claim for service connection for HNP of the lumbar spine as secondary to the service-connected residuals of a left ankle fracture disability will also be reconsidered.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence was not sufficient to reopen the claim for service connection and remanded for additional development, including obtaining Social Security records and scheduling an examination to evaluate the left ankle disability.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a left ankle fracture disability, HNP of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 11, 2007
- Citation
- 0713967
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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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- Dismissed
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- Granted
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- Granted
The veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected low back disorder and cervical spine disorder has been granted, with effective dates set at June 19, 1990 for the lower back condition and December 20, 1993 for the cervical spine disorder.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
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