The veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a left foot stress fracture is being remanded due to incomplete records and the need for further medical examination.
The deciding factor: Incomplete records from Parris Island and lack of verification of the injury in service are noted, necessitating additional development including securing STRs and verifying the account of the injury.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a left foot stress fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2008
- Citation
- 0837444
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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: Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn her appeals for service connection for various conditions, including hypertension, migraines, degenerative arthritis with greater trochanteric bursitis of the right hip, sleep apnea, bladder condition, left carpal tunnel syndrome, right carpal tunnel syndrome, left knee disability, right knee disability, residuals of a left foot stress fracture, residuals of a right foot stress fracture, and tinnitus. The appeal is dismissed as a result.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence suggesting that the Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities may be caused or aggravated by his service-connected lumbar spine disability, lower extremity radiculopathy, and right thigh myositis ossificans. The case is now pending for further examination and opinion.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran does not have residuals of a left foot stress fracture, and his diabetes mellitus, hypertension, pulmonary fibrosis, pulmonary enlarged lymph nodes, and ankylosing spondylitis are not related to service.,The Veteran's weight gain during active duty is not considered causative for his current conditions.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a right hand fracture, left foot stress fracture, and right foot stress fracture. The appeals are based on direct service connection as there is no indication of any other theory of service connection.
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