The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection due to missing records, particularly those from August 1995 when the Veteran was involved in a motor vehicle accident. The Veteran needs to provide evidence that he was en route to inactive duty training on Friday night.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim is remanded because of incomplete service records and the need for clarification regarding his status as being 'en route' to active duty training.
- Claimed conditions
- pelvic disorder, ankle disorder, knee disorder, head injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 24, 2018
- Citation
- 18100900
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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 Veteran's claim for a higher rating for her bilateral foot disabilities was denied, with the maximum schedular rating of 50 percent being assigned. The claim for increased rating of her left ankle achilles tendonitis disability was also denied.,The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for the left ankle achilles tendonitis due to moderate limited motion (less than 15 degrees dorsiflexion or less than 30 degrees plantar flexion). The Veteran's knee disorder secondary to her service-connected foot disabilities was also remanded for further development.
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