The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly assess the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and their impact on his ability to work. The case is therefore being remanded for further action.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the need for updated medical examinations and records, as well as a review of the functional effects caused by the Veteran’s disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle strain with degenerative arthritis, left knee degenerative joint disease (DJD), status-post arthroscopic surgery for torn meniscus, residuals of a right ankle sprain, with degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19186467
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Decisions by this judge: 2,077 · Granted: 25% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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)
The Board remands the claims for additional development, including obtaining a new VA examination and outstanding medical records.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected left and right ankle conditions have not met the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent.
- Dismissed
The appeal for higher ratings for left ankle strain with degenerative arthritis; left knee degenerative arthritis; right ankle strain; right knee degenerative arthritis; and acne of the face, neck, and chest is dismissed. The Board has also remanded the issue of service connection for gout and hallux valgus, left foot.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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