The case is being remanded due to the submission of additional evidence and a request for review by the RO.
The deciding factor: Additional medical evidence has been submitted, and the veteran wants this new evidence reviewed by the RO before further action.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot impairment, right foot impairment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 2, 2008
- Citation
- 0821811
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various foot, hip, and neck impairments. The Veteran's claims were not supported by evidence of in-service injury or disease.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases due to inadequate development of evidence, specifically a lack of VA examinations addressing the Veteran's bilateral ingrown toenails and foot impairments. The Veteran was not provided with adequate evaluations for his service-connected conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The claims of entitlement to service connection for left foot and right foot impairments have been remanded.,The claims of entitlement to increased ratings for hypertension, acne vulgaris, sleep apnea, and headaches, as well as the earlier effective date for TDIU, are also remanded.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for PTSD based on the Veteran's reported stressors related to his service in the Persian Gulf War. The other claims are remanded for further development.
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