The Board has remanded the cases for further development and evaluation of the Veteran's service-connected stress fracture disabilities, specifically requesting that VA obtain updated treatment records and schedule a VA examination to assess the current severity of his conditions.
The deciding factor: The claims are being remanded due to outstanding medical evidence and the need for clarification regarding the extent of pain experienced by the Veteran during range of motion testing.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of stress fracture, right leg, residuals of stress fracture, left leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19190110
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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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