The Board granted service connection for residuals of right and left tibia and fibula stress fractures, but remanded the claims for a right hip and femur disability and a left hip disability.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran regarding her in-service onset of bilateral tibial and fibular stress fractures. The Board found that the evidence supported service connection for these conditions, but further development is needed to address the right and left hip claims due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of right tibia and fibula stress fracture, Residuals of left tibia and fibula stress fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25085921
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