The Veteran's case is being remanded for extra-schedular consideration of her claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for stress reaction of the right talus and fibula.
The deciding factor: The Board has referred the case to the Under Secretary for Benefits or the Director of Compensation Service for extra-schedular consideration.
- Claimed conditions
- stress reaction of the right talus and fibula
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 1, 2017
- Citation
- 1714198
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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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The Veteran's case is being remanded for additional development and adjudication, including the need to obtain updated VA and/or private treatment records, and to schedule appropriate VA examinations to determine the current severity of her service-connected right talus and fibula disability in conjunction with any combined effects of other disabilities. The Board will then readjudicate the case on an extra-schedular basis.
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