Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a rating in excess of 40 percent for left ankle disability and in excess of 30 percent for left knee disability to obtain outstanding VA treatment records.
The deciding factor: Incomplete VA treatment records may be pertinent, and efforts must be made to obtain them.
- Claimed conditions
- Ankylosis, surgical residuals, left ankle with degenerative joint disease, Osteoarthritis of left knee, status post total replacement
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2024
- Citation
- 24000687
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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