The Veteran's increased rating claim for right foot cold injury residuals and status post ankle fracture from March 21, 2016 is being remanded due to insufficient VA examinations addressing functional loss.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations are deemed insufficient to fully consider the severity of the disability based on range of motion as an orthopedic disability.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot cold injury residuals, status post ankle fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2023
- Citation
- 23006844
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right foot cold injury residuals, effective May 18, 1995. The decision is based on evidence of a current disability related to service.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right foot cold injury residuals, effective May 18, 1995. The decision is based on evidence of a current disability related to service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for earlier effective dates for the awards of service connection for bilateral foot disabilities, to include on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE), is dismissed as he has withdrawn his appeal.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for earlier effective dates for service connection of left and right foot disabilities, based on claims of clear and unmistakable error (CUE), is dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal.
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