The Board has determined that the appeal was improperly docketed and is remanding the issues of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim for service connection for back injury residuals and service connection for a right foot disability to include fracture residuals.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the appeal was improperly docketed under the AMA system and must be remanded due to procedural defects.
- Claimed conditions
- back injury residuals, right foot fracture residuals
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2024
- Citation
- 24005989
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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.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's back injury residuals, finding that her current condition is more likely than not caused by a back injury she sustained during active duty in August 1997.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of right knee condition, left knee condition, and back injury residuals due to the Veteran's death.
- Granted
The Board has granted a TDIU and established basic eligibility for Dependents' Education Assistance benefits due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities. The combined rating of his service-connected conditions is 90 percent, meeting the criteria for a TDIU.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has dismissed the appeals for eligibility to specially adapted housing and automobile or adaptive equipment due to the Veteran's death. The claims of increased ratings for right foot neuropathy, left foot neuropathy, and Dependents Educational Assistance (DEA) are remanded as new evidence is needed.
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