The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and initial disability ratings due to new and material evidence submitted by the Veteran. The right ankle fracture claim is reopened, but no rating adjustment was granted as there is no compensable limitation of motion.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was submitted that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim for service connection for a right ankle disorder (previously claimed as residuals of right ankle fractures).
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right ankle fracture, arthritis of the left shoulder, spur formation of the lumbar spine, residuals of a left knee injury, chronic strain, degenerative joint disease of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19144198
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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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