The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of compliance with previous remand instructions regarding assessing additional functional impairment during flare-ups. The Veteran is asked to provide details about his left ankle disability related flare-ups.
The deciding factor: The RO did not substantially comply with the September 2020 Board remand order, which required addressing loss of motion during flare-ups in terms of degree of additional range of motion loss.
- Claimed conditions
- left lateral collateral ligament sprain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 7, 2023
- Citation
- 23049551
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal of the May 6, 2025, rating decision that proposed to sever service connection for a left lateral collateral ligament sprain is dismissed.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining additional medical opinions and examinations.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, post-operative residuals of cervical spine surgery, L5 bilateral spondylosis with grade 1 anterolisthesis, moderate-severe foraminal stenosis, left hip osteoarthritis, right carpal tunnel syndrome, left carpal tunnel syndrome, left lateral collateral ligament sprain, pes planus, and type II diabetes mellitus. The service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's claimed migraine headaches, left knee strain, right knee strain, left lateral collateral ligament sprain, and right lateral collateral ligament sprain as they are proximately due to his service-connected tinnitus and bilateral flat feet respectively.
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