The Veteran's initial rating for right ankle disability is denied. The Board has also remanded the issue of service connection for rib injury due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: The decision was not about service connection, but rather a denial of an increased rating for right ankle disability and a need for further examination regarding the etiology of the rib injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ankle sprain with ligament instability, Rib injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2018
- Citation
- 18128698
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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
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