The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's right ankle disability, including potential service connection and aggravation by obesity.
The deciding factor: The VA clinician found that the Veteran's right ankle disorders may be related to wear and tear from an overweight/obese body habitus or a recent injury during service.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, talofibular ligament tear, achilles tendinosis, peroneus brevis tendon tear, distal tibialis, posterior tendon tenosynovitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 23, 2022
- Citation
- 22016849
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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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- Dismissed
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- Denied
The Board denied the appellant's claims for effective dates prior to June 10, 2022, for service connection of various conditions. The appeal is also remanded for further action on some issues.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain is related to his active service and grants entitlement to service connection.
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