The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional examination and determination of whether his service-connected disabilities result in loss of use of both feet, which would be required for specially adapted housing benefits.
The deciding factor: The VA needs to determine if the Veteran's service-connected Charcot ankles and feet, along with other related conditions, result in loss of use of both feet as per VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Charcot's of the left ankle, Charcot's of the right ankle, left foot, right foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 12, 2012
- Citation
- 1209226
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the RO committed pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors in failing to provide a VA examination for service connection claims and remands these issues.
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