The Board has remanded several issues for further development, including the service connection claims and a new rating for left ankle disability. The lung disorder claim was reopened but remains pending.
The deciding factor: New evidence raised the possibility of service connection for a lung disorder, while other claims were not fully addressed due to need for additional information or clarification.
- Claimed conditions
- Left ankle fracture, Petit gran mal seizures
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19177979
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.
- Denied
The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for residuals of a left ankle fracture, right hand injury, and hearing loss in both ears. The evidence does not support current disabilities or link them to service.
- Granted
The veteran's postoperative residuals of a left ankle fracture are rated at 30 percent, and his left ankle scars are rated at 10 percent.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the veteran's left ankle disability warranted a rating of 30 percent effective June 25, 2002, due to severe posttraumatic degenerative arthritis with ankylosis and active osteomyelitis.
- Granted
The Board has granted increased evaluations for the veteran's left ankle disability and nasal fracture, with a rating of 30 percent for the left ankle.
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