The Veteran's left ankle disability is currently rated as 10 percent disabling. The Board has determined that a higher rating is not warranted.,The Veteran's back disorder, right hip disabilities, and left hip disabilities are all remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support the assignment of a higher rating for the Veteran’s left ankle disability due to lack of moderate or marked limitation of motion. The issues regarding service connection for the Veteran's back disorder, right hip disabilities, and left hip disabilities are remanded as there is insufficient medical opinion on whether these conditions are related to her service-connected left ankle disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Left ankle disability, Back disorder, Right hip disability, Left hip disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2020
- Citation
- 20000459
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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