The Board has granted service connection for left and right ankle/foot disabilities, but the case is remanded for a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran's current hearing loss disability had its onset during or is otherwise related to his active service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran reported incidents of hazardous military noise exposure as a result of operating heavy equipment, which may be relevant to his claimed hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle/foot disability, right ankle/foot disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 20, 2023
- Citation
- 23051824
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for left knee, left ankle/foot, and TBI disabilities due to a lack of evidence supporting the existence of current disabilities. The claims for left hip, right hip, and right knee disabilities were remanded for further examination.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for lumbar spine, left knee, and left ankle/foot disabilities based on the Veteran's reported in-service fall. The Board found that her current conditions are at least as likely as not related to her military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's lumbar spine, left knee, and left ankle/foot disabilities and her active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that there was not substantial compliance with the prior remand directives and has therefore remanded the claims for lumbar spine, left knee, and left ankle/foot disabilities due to military service.
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