The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for a vestibular disability, entitlement to TDIU, and increased rating for right ankle disability due to insufficient medical opinions.
The deciding factor: Insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's current conditions and his service-connected disabilities or in-service events.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ankle strain with degenerative osteoarthritic changes
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2020
- Citation
- 20074573
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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