The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient evidence regarding service connection for right and left ankle disabilities. The Veteran's claims are being reviewed again with new medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for additional medical examination and opinion to determine if the current ankle conditions are related to service or pre-existed service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Ankle Sprain, Left Ankle Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19194804
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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
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