The Board has remanded the claims for right tibia and fibula fracture residuals and TDIU due to insufficient development in the prior examinations.
The deciding factor: The examination reports were not sufficient or clear enough, leading to a need for clarification and additional testing.
- Claimed conditions
- Right tibia and fibula fracture residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 31, 2020
- Citation
- 20050990
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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 case due to insufficient examination and testing for right tibia and fibula fracture residuals. The TDIU claim is also remanded as it could impact the evaluation of the fractures.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a low back disability, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left ankle traumatic arthritis. The right tibia and fibula fracture residuals claim is remanded for further development.
- Denied
The Veteran's right tibia and fibula fracture residuals do not more nearly approximate a compensable evaluation, as there is no evidence of malunion or nonunion of the tibia and fibula with slight knee or ankle disability.
- Denied
The veteran's request for an extension of a Paragraph 30 temporary total evaluation beyond November 30, 2004 and an increased rating above 30 percent for his right tibia and fibula fracture residuals is denied.
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