The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting evidence regarding the severity of the Veteran's right ankle disorder. A new VA examination is required to assess and reconcile this conflicting evidence.
The deciding factor: There are conflicting findings from recent medical examinations, requiring further evaluation by a VA examiner to determine the current severity of the Veteran's right ankle disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic arthritis of the right ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2019
- Citation
- 19140612
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Decisions by this judge: 1,797 · Granted: 20% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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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- Granted
The Veteran's right ankle disability is granted as service connected. The VA examiner found that the injury occurred during service and was related to his current condition.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran is unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disorders, including posttraumatic arthritis of the right ankle, left ankle, and degenerative joint disease of the right knee. As such, the Veteran's TDIU claim is granted.
- Denied
The Veteran's initial evaluation for left foot neuropathy is denied as it does not meet the criteria for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent.,An initial compensable evaluation for non-painful residual scars of the left lower extremity, right lower leg and foot, and chest is denied. The Veteran already has a rating for painful scars on his right lower leg and foot and left foot.,The Veteran's initial evaluation in excess of 20 percent for painful residual scars of the left lower extremity and right lower leg and foot is denied. There are no indications that he meets the criteria for an increased rating under Diagnostic Code 7804.,An evaluation in excess of 20 percent for posttraumatic arthritis of the right ankle is granted, subject to the laws and regulations governing the payment of VA benefits.
- Denied
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