The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence and a need for additional VA examination. The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his right ankle injury is pending.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded because of newly received evidence and the inability to conduct range of motion testing during the most recent VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ankle injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19188471
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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 service connection for a right ankle disability was dismissed because his Notice of Disagreement (NOD) was not filed within the one-year deadline and he did not request an extension. The Board found that the NOD was untimely.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left ankle injuries, finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between the current conditions and military service.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right ankle injury and bilateral hearing loss, finding that there is no credible evidence of in-service incurrence or aggravation of these conditions.
- Granted
The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received to readjudicate the claim of service connection for right ankle injury, which was previously denied. The case is being remanded for further consideration by the AOJ.
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