The veteran seeks an initial evaluation rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of a right leg fracture. The claim is remanded due to the need for additional VA examination.
The deciding factor: Additional medical evidence and clarification are needed regarding the extent of the service-connected right knee disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Right leg fracture, Chondromalacia of medial femoral condyle of the right knee, Tear of posterior medial meniscus
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 14, 2006
- Citation
- 0617293
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a right leg fracture, finding that there was no credible evidence linking his current disability to an in-service injury.
- Denied
The Veteran's death was not caused by VA hospital care, medical or surgical treatment, resulting in a denial of DIC for the cause of his death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is necessary for the claims related to TBI, migraine headaches, right knee disability, right leg shin splints, numbness and tremors of upper and lower extremities, heat sensitivity, and vision problems. The Veteran's service records indicate exposure to heat stroke during his military service.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's residuals of a right leg fracture, finding that it is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected sinusitis.
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