The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to service connection for right and left leg disorders, as well as right and left knee and ankle disorders due to insufficient evidence in the record.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there is no current right or left leg disorder (other than shin splints) to establish direct service connection. The remand was ordered to provide additional development for the claims of entitlement to service connection for right and left knee and ankle disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Leg Disorder (other than shin splints), Left Leg Disorder (other than shin splints), Right Knee Disorder, Left Knee Disorder, Right Ankle Disorder, Left Ankle Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2020
- Citation
- 20067041
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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