The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's left ankle disability and his service. The Veteran is seeking service connection for a left ankle disability, including tendonitis, which he contends is related to a left fibula fracture and/or multiple left ankle injuries during his active service.
The deciding factor: The VA examination provided by the Veteran was inadequate as it did not address whether the findings for left ankle tendonitis are related to in-service injury or disease.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle tendonitis, left fibula fracture, multiple left ankle injuries
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19103697
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left ankle tendonitis due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error in the April 2021 medical opinion. The case is being returned to the AOJ for an addendum opinion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for right ankle tendonitis, left ankle tendonitis, and left hip joint condition due to insufficient medical opinions regarding medication use and secondary service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for clarification on whether the Veteran's left ankle condition was caused or aggravated by his service-connected right knee condition. The VA will provide an opinion regarding this issue.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbar strain and a rating higher than 10 percent for left ankle tendonitis. The right ankle tendonitis claim was granted.
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