The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability, right tibia disability, and left tibia disability due to new evidence. The cases are remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: New evidence was received that raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims of entitlement to service connection for the disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- mild osteoarthritis (facet changes) and mild degenerative disc disease (claimed as back), right tibial stress fracture, left tibial stress fracture
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19132233
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.
- Denied
The Veteran's request for a higher rate of special monthly compensation (SMC) was denied because the evidence did not show loss of use of either hand or foot.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for right and left tibial stress fractures as secondary to the service-connected PTSD, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Denied
The veteran's right and left tibial stress fractures were denied a compensable rating as there was no evidence of impairment of the tibia or fibula, nor any functional limitation that would warrant a higher rating under applicable criteria.
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