The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to new evidence and possible changes in eligibility for benefits such as TDIU, SMC, and amputation ratings.
The deciding factor: New medical records indicate a potential need for an amputation of the right leg below the knee, which could affect other disability evaluations and compensation rates.
- Claimed conditions
- Right foot and ankle disability, Mood disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 5, 2018
- Citation
- 18131831
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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
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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