The veteran's appeal is about the rating for his left ankle disability, which was previously rated as 30 percent disabling. The RO has requested additional development to determine if an increased rating can be granted.
The deciding factor: The Board cannot distinguish between limitation of motion and tarsal joint ankylosis for rating purposes due to conflicting diagnostic codes, so the issue is remanded for further review in conjunction with the additional development.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle osteoarthritis, ankylosis of the tarsal joint
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 8, 2001
- Citation
- 0112971
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of September 27, 2023, for the award of service connection for left ankle osteoarthritis and remanded a claim for a higher disability evaluation.
- Partly granted
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- Granted
The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities and basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance beginning November 19, 2015.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for left and right ankle osteoarthritis, but remanded the claims for left and right leg sciatica due to inadequate VA examinations.
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