The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations to assess his small airway disease and bilateral heel pain.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence and examination are needed to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- small airway disease, bilateral bony calcaneal spurs, plantar fasciitis and pes planus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 27, 2009
- Citation
- 0915675
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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
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