The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for further development and examination, including testing of left knee range of motion in different modalities as required by VA regulations. Service connection for a left ankle condition is also remanded due to the need for an opinion on whether it was incurred during service or caused/aggravated by other service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The decision requires further development and examination, including testing of range of motion in different modalities as required by VA regulations, and an opinion on the etiology of the left ankle condition.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle spur, left knee meniscal tear with degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19173827
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for increased evaluations due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors, specifically regarding the evaluation of her left knee and foot disabilities. The VA examinations are inadequate as they did not consider the ameliorative effects of medication.
- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected due to in-service noise exposure.,The Veteran's right shoulder condition, including tendonitis and ACJ sprain, is granted as service-connected based on in-service onset and continuity of symptoms since service.,The Veteran's right knee condition, including meniscal tear with degenerative arthritis, is granted as service-connected due to in-service onset and continuity of symptoms since service.,The Veteran's left knee meniscal tear is granted as service-connected due to in-service onset and secondary to the right knee condition.,The Veteran's left Achilles tendinitis is granted as service-connected based on in-service onset.
- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as incurred in service.,The Veteran's left knee meniscal tear with degenerative arthritis is granted as incurred in service and has continued since then.
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