Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for a higher disability rating for left ankle strain is remanded due to insufficient evidence and the need for additional examination.
The deciding factor: Insufficient evidence regarding flare-ups and the impact of medication on the Veteran's condition necessitates a new examination.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle strain
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25096560
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