The appeal is remanded to the RO for additional action.
The deciding factor: The veteran requested a hearing and clarification of his representative status, necessitating further development before a decision can be made on the merits.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic back disorder, chronic bilateral leg disorder, chronic bilateral foot disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2008
- Citation
- 0816426
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.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's claims for service connection for a chronic bilateral foot disorder and variously diagnosed psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety, and depression were not supported by the evidence of record.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for chronic hypertension and a chronic back disorder, but granted a 70 percent evaluation for the veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for the period prior to April 13, 2004, and a total rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability as of that date.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the case for additional development and readjudication due to an inadequate reasons and bases provided in a previous decision.
- Partly granted
The Board determined that new and material evidence had been received to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a chronic back disorder, but denied service connection. The Board also found no basis for an initial compensable evaluation for pulmonary pleural plaquing.
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