The veteran's claim for a higher rating for his left ankle disability is being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records and an examination.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence was received after the last Supplemental Statement of the Case, necessitating its consideration. The veteran also requested more recent VA examinations and records.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals, post-operative left ankle fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 23, 2007
- Citation
- 0726357
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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 Veteran's service-connected residuals, post-operative left ankle fracture and lumbosacral strain have been rated at the maximum available rating of 20 percent for each condition. The Board finds that these ratings are appropriate based on the evidence showing marked limitation of motion in the left ankle and painful motion with guarding not resulting in abnormal gait or spinal contour.
- Denied
The veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for residuals, post-operative left ankle fracture was denied as the criteria for a higher rating were not met.
- 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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