The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination and consideration of his TDIU claim.
The deciding factor: The case requires further development to ensure the Veteran receives an adequate examination and proper consideration of all claims.
- Claimed conditions
- stress fracture of the right foot, stress fracture of the left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2011
- Citation
- 1103092
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional VA medical records and an updated examination of the service-connected stress fracture of the left foot. The issues on appeal are related to a compensable evaluation for the stress fracture and an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent prior to October 10, 2022 for PTSD.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several claims for service connection, including those for seizures, loss of bladder control (urinary tract condition), hemorrhoids, psychiatric disorder, tinnitus, residuals of left Achilles tendon tear, degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, and stress fractures of both feet. The decision also addressed whether the Veteran's character of discharge is a bar to VA compensation benefits.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as PTSD. The Veteran submitted a new private psychiatric evaluation in July 2021 that diagnosed him with PTSD.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have precluded him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment since July 2009. The Board has granted a TDIU effective as of July 2009, but denied the claim prior to that date.
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