The Board has ordered further development in your case, including obtaining medical records and arranging for examinations to assess the severity of your service-connected disabilities. The appeal is currently pending due to this additional development.
The deciding factor: Further development is required as per the court's decision in DAV v. Secretary of Veterans Affairs
- Claimed conditions
- left peroneal nerve neuropathy, left clavicle fracture, residuals of left tibia and fibula fracture with degenerative joint disease of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 19, 2003
- Citation
- 0320789
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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 remands the claims for service connection for various fractures and a hematologic disability to correct duty to assist errors.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The veteran's claim for an increased rating for a left clavicle fracture was denied. The claim for service connection for a back condition was dismissed because it was already granted. The claim for service connection for radiculopathy was remanded for further evaluation.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for an earlier effective date for service connection and a rating increase for a left shoulder disability due to outstanding medical records that need to be considered.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for left clavicle fracture and service connection for an upper back condition are remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations.
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