The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's chronic left ankle sprain. However, due to insufficient evidence regarding secondary service connection for Peyronie's disease, the case is remanded for further examination and opinion.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide a clear rationale in support of his negative conclusion concerning secondary service connection for Peyronie's disease, which occurred prior to the recent grant of service connection for the myocardial infarction.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic left ankle sprain, Peyronie's disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2018
- Citation
- 18113869
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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.
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