The Board has decided that the claim for service connection for bone disability, to include osteopenia/osteoporosis, needs further development and is therefore remanded.
The deciding factor: An addendum opinion is required regarding whether the Veteran's in-service stress fractures of her knees and feet were early signs of her current bone disability.
- Claimed conditions
- bone disability, osteopenia/ osteoporosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2026
- Citation
- A26005856
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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.
What you can do next
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