The Board remands the claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for right and left tibia stress fractures, as well as TDIU, due to an inadequate VA examination.
The deciding factor: The July 2021 VA medical opinion is found to be inadequate due to inconsistencies with other evidence and lack of supporting reasoning.
- Claimed conditions
- right tibia stress fracture, left tibia stress fracture
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2021
- Citation
- 21061357
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.
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