The Board has decided to remand the case for further development and an examination.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for additional medical evidence regarding the onset of the Veteran's current left ankle disability and its relationship to service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of left ankle injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19106750
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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for back disability, left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, and residuals of left ankle injury.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including residuals of a rib injury, left ankle injury, lower extremity sciatica, hypertension, blurred vision, chest pain, and kidney disease, as there was no current diagnosis or evidence of related functional impairment.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's left knee osteoarthritis is aggravated by her service-connected disabilities, specifically bilateral pes planus, residuals of left ankle injury, and bilateral hallux valgus with degenerative changes of the 1st metatarsophalangeal joints.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence received since the last final decision, which relates to a current disability and its onset during service. The Veteran's claim for service connection is now pending again.
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