The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including C&P examinations and obtaining medical records.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims require further evaluation due to the lack of specific information about her current conditions from previous examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- anemia, right ankle strain, left ankle strain, right foot plantar fasciitis, left foot plantar fasciitis, left lower extremity vasculitis, right lower extremity vasculitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 9, 2016
- Citation
- 1643000
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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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