The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain with degenerative arthritis is being remanded due to the need to obtain a death certificate or other credible/official information confirming the Veteran's passing.
The deciding factor: The decision is being remanded because there is no confirmation of the Veteran's passing, and the RO needs to make reasonable efforts to obtain this information.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain with degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 7, 2022
- Citation
- 22067577
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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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- Granted
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