The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected residuals of a tibia and fibula fracture, as well as his entitlement to TDIU. The claims are not yet resolved.
The deciding factor: Further development is required to accurately assess the severity of the Veteran's service-connected disability and to provide evidence for his claim of TDIU.
- Claimed conditions
- fractured tibia and fibula
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 10, 2018
- Citation
- 18125738
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a higher disability rating for residuals of fractured tibia and fibula, left leg; a separate disability rating for left knee degenerative joint disease and medial meniscus tear; and entitlement to TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. The issues are being remanded for additional development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and conduct a VA examination. The issues are whether he should receive an increased rating for his service-connected tibia and fibula fracture, and if he qualifies for TDIU.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional examination and development of his claims.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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