The Board has remanded the case due to the Veteran's failure to report for a scheduled VA examination. The appeal is now pending and will be reconsidered after the necessary actions are taken.
The deciding factor: The Veteran failed to report for a scheduled VA examination, which was required by the Board’s previous decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ankle laxity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20039253
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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.
- Granted
The Board granted a 20 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected right ankle laxity, effective from the date of the decision. The Veteran withdrew his claim for individual unemployability due to service connected disabilities.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right ankle and right shoulder conditions are causally related to her service, granting her claims for service connection.
- Denied
The Veteran's right ankle disability is rated based on limitation of motion and instability, with no higher ratings available under the applicable diagnostic codes. The Veteran's PTSD has been rated as 50 percent since December 20, 2011.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims have been granted for various conditions, including right ear hearing loss, left cheek cyst excision (residuals), eczema (dry skin), and several musculoskeletal disorders. The initial evaluations assigned are all 10 percent.
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