The Veteran's claims of service connection for left ankle injury, left leg condition, and head trauma with migraines are being remanded due to the submission of new evidence that was not previously considered.
The deciding factor: New evidence has been submitted that was not previously associated with the claims file, which is required by regulation when relevant official service department records exist but have not been previously associated.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle injury, left leg condition, head trauma with migraines
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19112943
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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 remanded the issues of service connection for right leg, left leg, left knee, and left ankle conditions due to errors in prior decisions.
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