The Veteran's right ankle disability, including posttraumatic arthrosis and painful scar, is currently rated as 10% for each condition. The appeal is remanded due to the need to reopen claims for service connection of psychiatric and neck conditions.,No specific rating has been assigned for the Veteran's current service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The appeals are being remanded because new evidence has reopened the claims for service connection of psychiatric and neck conditions, which were previously denied. The existing right ankle disability ratings remain unchanged as no higher ratings are warranted based on the provided medical evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic arthrosis of the right ankle, Painful scar of the right ankle
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 19, 2024
- Citation
- A24020029
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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.
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