The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including a new VA examination and updating of the claim file with any outstanding VA treatment records.
The deciding factor: The decision is being remanded due to the need for further development as required by the Court's decision in Correia v. McDonald (2016).
- Claimed conditions
- left (dominant) navicular fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2017
- Citation
- 1758704
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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)
The Board has found that additional development is needed for the issues of entitlement to an evaluation in excess of 10 percent disabling for service-connected left (dominant) navicular fracture and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability. The case will be returned to the Board after completion of this development.
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