The Board has determined that the claim requires another remand to obtain an adequate examination that complies with the directives of previous remands. The Veteran's service-connected right knee condition is not considered to have caused or aggravated his current right ankle disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide a comprehensive opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right ankle disability, including whether it was related to active service or any incident therein, and whether it was proximately due to or permanently worsened by his service-connected internal derangement of the right knee with mild instability pattern.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2016
- Citation
- 1643982
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that there is no evidence of a current disability for any of the claimed conditions, and thus service connection cannot be granted.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's bilateral hip conditions, right knee condition, and/or right ankle condition are related to service. The claims are remanded for further development.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the appeal prior to a decision being made.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that the VA medical opinion provided by the examiner is inadequate for secondary service connection claims and thus remanded to obtain a new opinion.
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