The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of service connection for a back disability. The issue of increased ratings for right femur fracture and right humerus fracture residuals is remanded due to incomplete service medical records.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence has been submitted which, if accepted as true, would support reopening the previously denied claim of service connection for a back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Right femur fracture with shortening of the right leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 22, 2006
- Citation
- 0608200
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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