The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination, and the Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic left ankle pain is being returned to the AOJ for further action.
The deciding factor: The examination report was insufficient as it did not provide a diagnosis or opinion regarding the relationship between the claimed condition and service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic left ankle pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 26, 2024
- Citation
- A24061200
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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 Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic right ankle pain, chronic left ankle pain, right elbow strain (dominant), left elbow strain (non-dominant), chronic right wrist pain (dominant), chronic left wrist pain (non-dominant), and chronic left knee pain were denied in the November 2019 rating decision. The Veteran did not file a Notice of Disagreement within one year, so the decision became final.,The Veteran filed a Supplemental Claim on September 26, 2019, which was received by VA and granted service connection for these conditions effective from that date.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted TDIU. The right knee issues are remanded for further examination.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for left ankle disability was reopened and granted. His PTSD rating was increased to 50% effective December 1, 2004, with an earlier effective date of January 15, 2002.
- Denied
The VA determined that the appellant's service-connected chronic left ankle pain, status post fracture and Crissmon-Snook procedure, warrants a 20 percent rating but not an evaluation in excess of this.
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