The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected disabilities and determine any functional limitations due to pain.
The deciding factor: The current evidence is insufficient to make an informed determination on the Veteran's claim without further evaluation and testing.
- Claimed conditions
- fracture of the right distal fibula, arthritis of the ankle, lateral collateral ligament (LCL) sprain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2017
- Citation
- 1702368
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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 Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including new VA examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected disabilities and determine if there are any errors in the current ratings.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected residuals of a fracture of the right distal fibula are currently rated at 20 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating available for limitation of motion of the ankle. The disability does not manifest with anklyosis, os calcis, or astragalus, malunion of the ankle, or in knee disabilities, or arthritis, and does not interfere with her employment or require frequent hospitalization.
- Denied
The Board found that the veteran's service-connected fracture, distal right fibula with arthritis of the ankle does not meet or approximate the criteria for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent.
- Denied
The Board found that the veteran's right ankle disability, manifested by X-ray evidence of arthritis and limited motion, does not warrant a rating in excess of 20 percent.
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