The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further evidentiary development due to new evidence submitted since the June 2012 rating decision. The right ankle disability is being remanded for VA examinations, and the acquired psychiatric disabilities are being remanded for verification of stressors and a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The Board found that additional evidence had been added to the file since the last rating decision, indicating that the Veteran's right ankle disability has worsened. The claims for service connection and TDIU were also raised by the record and need further development.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ankle disability, Acquired psychiatric disabilities (including PTSD, anxiety, and depressive disorder)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19169704
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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 claim for an earlier effective date of January 10, 1997, for a 10% disability rating for his right ankle disability is denied as there was no CUE in the previous decisions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's right ankle disability is related to his service. The VA examiner must provide an opinion on this matter.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has dismissed the appeals to reduce disability ratings for bilateral hearing loss and right ankle disabilities. The case is REMANDED for a VA examination regarding the service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.
- Granted
The Veteran's right ankle disability is granted a 20 percent rating, but no higher. The claim for a compensable rating for Pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB) is denied.
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