The appeal is remanded for additional development to ensure compliance with the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.
The deciding factor: The case requires further development and readjudication due to the need for specific notice regarding rating criteria under relevant diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint disease of the left knee, Degenerative joint disease of the left ankle, Degenerative joint disease of the right ankle, Flat feet with plantar fasciitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 11, 2008
- Citation
- 0812218
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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- Granted
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