The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim due to a lack of adequate range of motion testing in his previous VA examination.
The deciding factor: The Court found that the January 2014 VA examination did not test the range of motion during weight-bearing and non-weight-bearing positions, as required by regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a fracture of the right tibia, residuals of a stress fracture of the distal left tibia, residuals of stress fractures of the second and third metatarsals of the right foot, residuals of stress fractures of the second and third metatarsals of the left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 8, 2017
- Citation
- 1720662
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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