The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and a need for an addendum to the VA examination report.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical records and the need for an addendum to the October 2011 VA ankle examination report were identified as reasons for remanding the case.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent right ankle disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2021
- Citation
- 21067526
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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
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