The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for recurrent left ankle and leg disabilities due to a lack of adequate medical examination at the time of the January 2021 decision. The Veteran's complaints include in-service injuries, but further evaluation is needed.
The deciding factor: Further VA examinations are required as the previous evaluations were inadequate and did not address all relevant evidence including service treatment records and post-service clinical documentation.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle sprain residuals, recurrent left ankle disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 22, 2024
- Citation
- A24039769
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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.
What you can do next
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