The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination to determine if the Veteran has current right ankle and/or right foot disabilities that are caused or aggravated by his service-connected back disability, polyarteritis nodosa, and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
The deciding factor: Further medical evaluation is needed to determine the nature and etiology of any current right ankle and/or right foot disabilities, including whether they are related to the Veteran's service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ankle disorder, Right foot disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2012
- Citation
- 1243204
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's right ankle disorder, finding that it was not shown to be related to his active duty service and did not meet the criteria for secondary service connection due to his left ankle disability.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a right foot disorder and a left foot disorder, finding that these conditions are etiologically related to the Veteran's military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a right ankle disorder and a lung disorder, finding that the conditions are related to active-duty service.
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