The Board has not fully addressed whether the Veteran's stress fractures of her knees and feet should be rated as four separate disabilities rather than two, nor whether she is entitled to separate compensable ratings for other foot disabilities. The case is being remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The Board failed to address the specific issues regarding the rating criteria for the Veteran's knee and foot conditions in its previous decisions.
- Claimed conditions
- left femoral condyle, grade II, stress fracture, left medial tibial plateau, grade I, tibial stress changes with chondromalacia (left knee), right femoral condyle, grade II, stress fracture, right medial tibial plateau, grade III, tibial stress changes with chondromalacia (right knee)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 24, 2022
- Citation
- 22017310
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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
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