The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a left ankle disorder as it needs further development, including an adequate addendum opinion and updated medical records.
The deciding factor: The examiner's opinions were inadequate due to reliance on the absence of contemporaneous evidence and failure to address lay statements regarding the onset of symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2024
- Citation
- 24002088
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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