The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a new VA examination to assess the severity of her service-connected right ankle sprain.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has asserted that her service-connected right ankle disorder has increased in severity since the last examination, warranting a new evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right ankle sprain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 6, 2010
- Citation
- 1029571
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased evaluation of various conditions due to a request for information regarding the competence of the VA examiners who provided expert medical opinions.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for various service-connected conditions, including knee pain, back pain, and anxiety disorder.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's passing while it was pending.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection of lower back strain, broken right hand residuals, and right ankle sprain residuals were denied as the Veteran failed to appear for scheduled VA examinations without good cause.
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