The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his osteomyelitis of the right tibia is being remanded due to the need for a comprehensive medical examination and further clarification of all residuals resulting from his service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The VA needs additional information regarding the severity of the veteran's current symptoms, including any muscle impairment associated with his service-connected osteomyelitis of the right tibia.
- Claimed conditions
- osteomyelitis of the right tibia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 12, 2008
- Citation
- 0804960
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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.
- Granted
The Board found that the veteran's preexisting osteomyelitis of the right tibia was aggravated by service, but not incurred in or caused by service. The claim is granted.
- Denied
The Board denied compensation benefits pursuant to 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for osteomyelitis of the right tibia and left shoulder, finding no evidence linking the veteran's conditions to VA care.
- Denied
The Board found that the veteran's osteomyelitis of the right tibia and left shoulder was not caused by VA hospitalization and treatment, and thus denied his claim under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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