The case is being remanded to obtain additional service medical records and for further VA examination of the veteran's lower extremities.
The deciding factor: Additional service medical records are needed, including any report of a medical board determination concerning the veteran's separation from service in August 1971. Further VA examination is also required to assess the current severity of the veteran's service-connected residuals of stress fractures.
- Claimed conditions
- stress fracture of the left leg, right fibula stress fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 7, 2000
- Citation
- 0023420
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
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