The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a right ankle disability and left ankle disability, to include as secondary to a right ankle disability due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since the last denial shows that the Veteran's current right ankle disability is related to his in-service injury, but further examination is needed to determine if the left ankle disability is proximately due or aggravated by the right ankle disability.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic synovitis, chronic right ankle pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2019
- Citation
- 19180867
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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