The Board has decided to remand the case due to confusion regarding imaging studies of the Veteran's right ankle, conducted by Dr. R.R. in August 2014.
The deciding factor: Clarification is needed from Dr. R.R. as to whether he conducted any imaging studies and if so, to associate them with the claims file.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic right ankle injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 17, 2020
- Citation
- 20048056
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development and needs clarification from Dr. R.R. regarding imaging studies of the right ankle.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a traumatic right ankle injury, finding that there was no chronic disability in service or within the applicable presumptive period and continuity of symptomatology is not established. The preponderance of evidence did not support a nexus between the current right ankle condition and an in-service injury.
- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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