The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and arranging for a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The decision is in remand status due to the need for further investigation into the veteran's service-connected disability and other relevant medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral tibial stress fractures
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2001
- Citation
- 0105909
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection due to new evidence added since the last decision. The Veteran's hearing request is unclear, and he did not respond to requests for clarification.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded four issues related to the Veteran's service-connected conditions, including cervical spine and tibial stress fractures. The claims are pending for further development.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service connection claim for residuals of bilateral tibia stress fractures is granted. The appeal seeking a higher evaluation for migraine headaches was dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing his appeal.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of his appeal.
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