The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for right lateral ankle sprain and remanded his service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder.
The deciding factor: The April 2019 VA supplemental opinion was incomplete as it did not address whether the Veteran’s service-connected disabilities permanently aggravated his acquired psychiatric disorder, and a new VA examination is needed to provide this information.
- Claimed conditions
- right lateral ankle sprain, acquired psychiatric disorder (including major depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20005912
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
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The appeal is remanded for further development and consideration of the Veteran's claims for service connection for various acquired psychiatric disorders.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression and anxiety, based on the evidence showing that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's condition began in service.
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