The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for residuals of left and right tibia stress fractures are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination.
The deciding factor: Additional development is required as per the requirements imposed by Correia v. McDonald (2016) regarding range of motion testing with pain on both active and passive motion in weight-bearing and non-weight-bearing conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of left tibial stress fracture, residuals of right tibia stress fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 25, 2017
- Citation
- 1718440
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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.
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