The Board remands the claim for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected right ankle sprain residuals to afford the Veteran a VA examination and obtain a medical opinion regarding the severity of his condition, including any ameliorative effects of medication.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to address the impact of medication on the Veteran's right ankle sprain residuals and to consider functional limitations without such medication.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle sprain residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25034692
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,062 · Granted: 34% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as it is inextricably intertwined with the remanded right and left knee increased rating claims.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for right ankle sprain residuals, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's application to reopen his claim of service connection for right ankle sprain residuals is granted. The issues of service connection for a right ankle disorder, left ankle disorder, and a rating of more than 10 percent for lumbar spine degenerative arthritis since October 31, 2013 are remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his employment after April 2014 was not substantially gainful and he did not have physical or mental limitations preventing him from obtaining or engaging in substantially gainful employment prior to April 2014.
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