The Veteran's left ankle degenerative arthritis is currently rated at 10 percent, but the Board has remanded to determine if a higher rating is warranted due to pain and functional loss. The issue of service connection for rhinitis remains pending.
The deciding factor: The current 10 percent rating for left ankle degenerative arthritis encompasses both painful motion and radiologically confirmed pathology, consistent with the VA Rating Schedule criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle degenerative arthritis, rhinitis (to be determined on secondary basis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19171563
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for left ankle degenerative arthritis has been dismissed.,Service connection for the right shoulder condition is granted, and new evidence supports readjudicating the claim for residuals of CAPSO.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, TBI, and vertigo, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for left ankle degenerative arthritis, left foot degenerative arthritis, and left foot post-surgical scar due to an error in failing to provide notice of the right to a hearing on a supplemental claim.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a left ankle condition, finding that there was no evidence to support a nexus between his current disability and his military service.
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