The Board has remanded the case due to procedural defects in the previous notice letter, and further development is required.
The deciding factor: Procedural defects were identified in the previous VCAA notification, which requires additional corrective action before a final decision can be made.
- Claimed conditions
- stress fracture of the right foot, bilateral stress fractures of the femurs
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2008
- Citation
- 0820194
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases due to need for additional VA examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected stress fractures.
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