The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his right ankle fracture, as new evidence and testing are needed.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that additional information is required to make an informed decision on the Veteran's claim due to the need for proper range of motion assessments and consideration of functional loss during flares.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of right ankle fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19112867
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,077 · Granted: 25% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 19112867.
What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him permanently bedridden or unable to care for his daily needs without requiring the regular aid and attendance of another person. He is not substantially confined to his house due to service-connected disabilities, nor does he have a single service-connected disability ratable at 100 percent along with other unrelated disabilities that combine to at least 60 percent.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional evidence should be obtained and the claims remanded for further development.
- Granted
The Veteran's residuals of right ankle fracture were granted a rating of 20 percent from May 3, 2011, to May 26, 2016, and April 1, 2017, to October 27, 2019. The appeal is denied for the period from October 28, 2019.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's pre-existing right ankle disorder was aggravated during service, and therefore service connection is granted for residuals of right ankle fracture (claimed as right foot condition) and traumatic arthropathy.
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