The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination and additional development of records.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service connection claim requires further evaluation by a VA examiner to determine if her current foot disability is related to her military service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot/ankle disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 26, 2007
- Citation
- 0736986
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete records and need for further development, including obtaining additional private treatment records.
- Granted
The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at 50% effective March 27, 2013. The Veteran's traumatic brain injury residuals (not otherwise encompassed by the rating for migraine headaches) are rated at 10% from March 27, 2013 to January 23, 2017 and at 70% effective January 23, 2017. The Veteran's PTSD is granted as a separate disability with an initial rating of 70%. The Veteran's back disability and bilateral foot/ankle disability are also granted.
- Granted
The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at 50% effective March 27, 2013. The Veteran's traumatic brain injury residuals (not otherwise encompassed by the rating for migraine headaches) are rated at 10% from March 27, 2013 to January 23, 2017 and at 70% effective January 23, 2017. The Veteran's PTSD is granted as a separate disability with an initial rating of 70%. The Veteran's back disability and bilateral foot/ankle disability are also granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for back, bilateral knee, and bilateral foot/ankle disabilities due to inadequate medical opinions in a previous decision.
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