The Veteran's osteopenia, manifested by pain and causing impairment in earning capacity, is granted. The right lower extremity fractures are remanded for further evaluation.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide an adequate opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's fractures as they were caused or aggravated by a service-connected disability, specifically osteopenia.
- Claimed conditions
- osteopenia, right fibular stress fracture, right fifth metatarsal fracture, right third metatarsal stress fracture, right knee lateral tibial plateau fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2024
- Citation
- A24067674
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 964 · Granted: 37% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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.
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