The veteran's claims for increased evaluations and service connection were denied. The right wrist fracture claim was not granted, and the jaw disability claim did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the current status of the right foot disorder was aggravated in service or that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the right foot disorder claim. The wrist fracture and jaw disability claims were denied as they did not meet the required diagnostic criteria for increased evaluations.
- Claimed conditions
- post-operative congenital calcaneonavicular bar left foot (left foot disability), residuals of a right wrist fracture, fracture of the left mandible (jaw disability)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2008
- Citation
- 0807477
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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