Citation Nr: 21075963
Decision Date: 12/22/21	Archive Date: 12/22/21

DOCKET NO. 11-06 514
DATE: December 22, 2021

REMANDED

Entitlement to service connection for a right ankle disorder is remanded.

Entitlement to service connection for a right foot disorder is remanded.

Entitlement to service connection for a left foot disorder is remanded.

Entitlement to service connection for a left ankle disorder is remanded.

Entitlement to service connection for a right knee disorder is remanded.

REASONS FOR REMAND

The Veteran had active service from February 1978 to April 1980.  These matters are on appeal from a March 2010 rating decision.  In October 2014, the Veteran testified at a Board hearing before the undersigned.  A transcript of the proceeding is associated with the record.  In January 2015, May 2017, and January 2021, the Board remanded the appeal for additional evidentiary development. 

1. Entitlement to service connection for a right ankle disorder is remanded.

2. Entitlement to service connection for a right foot disorder is remanded.

3. Entitlement to service connection for a left foot disorder is remanded.

4. Entitlement to service connection for a left ankle disorder is remanded.

5. Entitlement to service connection for a right knee disorder is remanded.

In January 2021, the Board remanded the appeal to obtain adequate medical opinions.  Additionally, the Agency of Original Jurisdiction was directed to issue a Supplemental Statement of the Case and provide the Veteran an opportunity to respond.  The Supplemental Statement of the Case was returned as undeliverable.  Therefore, the Veteran never received the Supplemental Statement of the Case.  Information contained in the claims folder indicates that the Veteran had relocated to a new address.  The Veteran's electronic claims folder contains a different address for the Veteran. This address listed in a November 2021 Debtor Discovery Information Print as well as a November 2021 Social Security Administration Profile and Benefit Date Inquiry.  As the Veteran has not received the Supplemental Statement of the Case as directed in the prior remand, there has not been substantial compliance with the Board's prior remand directives.  A remand is required for the issuance of a Supplemental Statement of the Case addressed to the Veteran's address of record.  See Stegall v. West, 11 Vet. App. 268, 271 (1998).  

The matters are REMANDED for the following action:

Readjudicate the issues on appeal.  If the benefits sought are not granted to the Veteran's satisfaction, send the Veteran a Supplemental Statement of the Case and 

 

provide an opportunity to respond.  If necessary, return the case to the Board for further appellate review.

 

 

DAVID L. WIGHT

Veterans Law Judge

Board of Veterans' Appeals

Attorney for the Board	R.R. Watkins, Counsel

The Board's decision in this case is binding only with respect to the instant matter decided. This decision is not precedential and does not establish VA policies or interpretations of general applicability. 38 C.F.R. § 20.1303.