The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are remanded due to inadequate VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations were found to be inadequate, requiring additional evaluations to determine the current severity of the right ankle tendonitis and the etiology of any right hip and shoulder disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Ankle Tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 17, 2022
- Citation
- 22009468
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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