Dan Jurgens could make Ric put on a Robin costume next month with no explanation, as could Lobdell with Jason. But there is one Robin who appears works as Batman's partner right now, and it's not Tim.
Tim was reverted to Robin with the clear intention of rerolling him into a new identity . But he is not THE Robin.
I say this not as a Damian fan, or a Tim fan, but as a fan of the general idea of Robin. I have no dog in this fight, just saying it how I see it.