The Board remands the claim for service connection for a broken right leg to obtain National Guard records that may establish the Veteran broke his leg during active duty for training or inactive duty for training.
The deciding factor: A remand is necessary to obtain the National Guard records as they may establish the Veteran broke his leg during ADT or IDT.
- Claimed conditions
- broken right leg
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25108819
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 899 · Granted: 45% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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 case for additional development, including issuing a statement of the case on depression and PTSD, and scheduling a Travel Board hearing.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims of service connection for depression, PTSD, broken right leg, right heel injury, left heel injury, and bilateral foot discoloration are being remanded due to the need for a Statement of the Case and scheduling of a travel board hearing.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found no evidence of a current broken right leg or any other disabilities, and thus denied the Veteran's service connection claims.
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