The Board has decided to remand the case due to errors in the pre-decisional duty to assist and insufficient opinions regarding direct service connection and secondary service connection.
The deciding factor: The decision is being remanded because the AOJ did not obtain adequate opinions prior to issuing the rating decision on appeal, particularly for direct service connection and secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2024
- Citation
- A24076448
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions were granted effective from July 1, 2020.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for left foot strain is dismissed.,Service connection for right elbow strain and tinnitus are denied.,Left ankle strain and right ankle strain are remanded.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's left and right foot strains are rated at 20 percent each, effective October 1, 2024. The Board granted the ratings based on moderate severity of symptoms.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for left foot strain and left ankle strain due to a duty-to-assist error.
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