The veteran's appeal involves increased evaluations for his service-connected stress fractures of the right and left heels, as well as a compensable evaluation for a 'left leg sprain'. The RO has granted 10 percent disability ratings for these conditions but did not address an earlier effective date. The case is being remanded to correct procedural defects.
The deciding factor: The appeal involves increased evaluations for service-connected disabilities and the need for clarification on the earlier effective date claim.
- Claimed conditions
- stress fracture of the right heel, stress fracture of the left heel, left leg sprain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 10, 2007
- Citation
- 0724802
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including new VA examinations and consideration of the Veteran's claims. The issues include service connection for a nerve condition of the right shoulder, evaluation for right shoulder tendonitis, and compensation for a stress fracture of the left heel.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's bilateral heel stress fractures with fasciitis were rated at 10% prior to July 10, 2015 and increased to 30% thereafter. The left leg sprain was granted a compensable rating.,Effective from July 17, 2003, the Veteran's service-connected bilateral heel stress fractures with fasciitis were rated at 30%, while his left leg sprain received a separate compensable rating.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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