The Board has granted a temporary total rating for immobilization of the Veteran’s right ankle. The case is remanded for further development regarding the left knee disability.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the need to provide additional information and evidence related to the left knee disability, specifically regarding functional loss during flare-ups and repetitive use over time.
- Claimed conditions
- ruptured right Achilles tendon, left knee degenerative joint disease (status post left knee replacement)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 31, 2020
- Citation
- 20081989
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeals for a higher rating for his ruptured right Achilles tendon and service connection for right foot pain, claimed as plantar fasciitis, secondary to the service-connected right Achilles tendon rupture were both denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for a new VA examination to evaluate whether the Veteran has actual loss or loss of use of his right leg due to service-connected conditions, including neuropathy of the right lower extremity, arthritis of the right hip, right knee patellofemoral syndrome, and ruptured right Achilles tendon. The examiner must provide complete rationales for all opinions expressed.
- Granted
The Board has granted a compensable (10 percent) rating for the veteran's service-connected right ankle sprain, taking into account his reported symptoms and examination findings.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a ruptured right Achilles tendon as secondary to the service-connected subpatellar chondromalacia of the right knee, with a 100% evaluation effective September 30, 1996.
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