The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional procedural and evidentiary development, including proper VCAA notice and a VA examination to address the nature and etiology of his headaches.
The deciding factor: The case must be remanded due to incomplete VCAA notification and the need for an opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the veteran's headaches.
- Claimed conditions
- ruptured left Achilles tendon, sinusitis and allergic rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 4, 2008
- Citation
- 0829930
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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 remands the claim for a ruptured left Achilles tendon secondary to bilateral plantar fasciitis due to an inadequate medical opinion.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral knee, nasal, jaw, and foot disabilities are granted. The claim for bilateral pes planus is also granted on the basis that it was aggravated by service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration, including a VA examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's ruptured left Achilles tendon and whether a separate or higher rating is warranted under Diagnostic Code 5271. The TDIU claim also requires additional development.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including COPD, sinusitis/rhinitis, and cardiovascular conditions, prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation prior to December 30, 2008. The Board granted compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for left foot skin graft residuals and TDIU benefits effective March 16, 2005.
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