The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the nature and etiology of his right ankle disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that further development is necessary to ensure all relevant evidence has been considered in adjudicating the Veteran's service connection claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Ankle Ligament Reconstruction, Right Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 29, 2013
- Citation
- 1317416
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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 denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for right tarsal tunnel syndrome prior to May 8, 2025, and granted a 20 percent rating from that date. The other claims were remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and a specific evaluation of her right tarsal tunnel syndrome are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations to assess nerve involvement and severity.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for various service connection issues was remanded, and the RO is now denying his claims for increased ratings. The evidence does not support a compensable rating for any of the claimed conditions.
- Denied
The Board found that the veteran's residuals of right ankle ligament reconstruction are currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling and denied an increased evaluation.
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