The appeal is remanded to obtain additional medical records and for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's current right foot disability is related to an in-service injury.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence, including service treatment records and a VA examination, are needed to properly adjudicate the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right foot injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 12, 2009
- Citation
- 0905088
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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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