The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected fracture of the left zygomatic arch.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim requires further evaluation due to potential worsening of his service-connected condition since the last examination in March 2010.
- Claimed conditions
- fracture of the left zygomatic arch
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2015
- Citation
- 1511173
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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: Denied
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his fracture of the left zygomatic arch was denied because he failed to appear for a VA examination without good cause.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to inadequate opinion regarding secondary service connection for headaches, vertigo, and bleeding from ear related to his fracture of the left zygomatic arch. The examiner must provide an addendum opinion addressing these symptoms.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for fracture of the left zygomatic arch is being remanded due to insufficient opinion from the VA examiner regarding the severity and relationship of the Veteran's symptoms to his service-connected condition.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated treatment records and conducting a VA examination to assess the severity of his fracture of the left zygomatic arch. The issue remains whether he is entitled to a rating in excess of 10 percent.
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