The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an increased rating for her service-connected left tibial stress fracture and peroneal tendonitis, left foot due to a lack of recent VA examinations. The Veteran also had issues with her TDIU claim which is inextricably intertwined with her other claims.
The deciding factor: The Board found that more contemporaneous examinations are needed to fully evaluate the Veteran's service-connected conditions as they have been worsening and impacting her quality of life.
- Claimed conditions
- left tibial stress fracture, peroneal tendonitis, left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 2, 2021
- Citation
- 21011490
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for left tibial stress fracture and for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for fibromyalgia due to inadequate examinations and overlapping symptoms between the conditions.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied service connection for left and right tibial stress fractures as there is no current diagnosis of such conditions separate from the Veteran's already service-connected bilateral chondromalacia patella with shin splints.
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