The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to procedural issues, and his hearing request has been noted.
The deciding factor: Procedural issues have arisen that require the case to be returned to the RO for further action.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disc disease of L4-L5, L5-S1, left heel fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 6, 2010
- Citation
- 1045542
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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.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the Veteran's death, and no one has requested substitution for the Veteran.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and providing an addendum opinion regarding the severity of the Veteran's service-connected left heel fracture.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases due to the need for a new VA examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's service-connected left heel fracture and its residuals, including any plantar calcaneal spur and degenerative changes in the first MTP joint.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and opinion regarding whether the Veteran's left heel condition was aggravated by his service-connected left knee disability.
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