The Board has decided that the service connection for right ankle, left ankle, and left knee conditions need to be remanded due to insufficient evidence in the record.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion was inadequate as it did not consider the Veteran's contentions regarding his right ankle condition during service.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle condition, left ankle condition, left knee condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2023
- Citation
- A23028506
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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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