The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for a right ankle disability, bilateral hip disabilities, insomnia, and left ankle disability due to inadequate VA opinions.,No rating assigned as no decision was made on these claims.
The deciding factor: The April 2022 VA opinions were found to be inadequate in applying the correct legal standard of 'clear and unmistakable evidence' for pre-existing conditions, and did not provide an adequate rationale.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle disability, bilateral hip disabilities, insomnia, left ankle disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 1, 2023
- Citation
- 23006410
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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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