The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his right ankle fracture with traumatic arthritis is being remanded to the RO for consideration of additional evidence.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence was received by the Board but not previously reviewed by the RO, necessitating a remand for readjudication.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle fracture with traumatic arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 27, 2005
- Citation
- 0534816
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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.
- Denied
The Veteran's right ankle disability, characterized as residuals of right ankle fracture with traumatic arthritis, has been assigned a maximum 40 percent rating under the regular schedular criteria. The Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted for his disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to issues regarding service connection and a rating for right ankle disability. The veteran's low back disorder may be related to his service-connected right ankle fracture with traumatic arthritis, but this needs further investigation.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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