The Board has remanded the case for a new opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's right ankle condition. The appeal seeking service connection for this condition is now pending.
The deciding factor: The previous VA examination did not address the Veteran's diagnosed right ankle tendinopathy, which may be related to his active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ankle tendinopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 1, 2024
- Citation
- A24042780
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for various conditions and DEA benefits, as no formal or informal claim was filed prior to January 18, 2023.
- Partly granted
The appeal of the right ankle tendinopathy was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal.,An effective date of October 22, 2011, for the 40 percent evaluation of lumbar spondylosis with intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS) is granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for increased ratings for right ankle, left knee, and right knee disabilities due to insufficient evidence or conflicting findings.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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