The case is remanded for additional development, including obtaining outstanding treatment records and securing a clarifying opinion from a VA examiner.
The deciding factor: Additional development is necessary to address the inadequacies in the medical opinions provided and ensure all relevant evidence is considered.
- Claimed conditions
- left and right ankle sores and blisters
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2023
- Citation
- 23000752
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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