The veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his service-connected bilateral tibia stress fractures and secondary service connection for hip disorders were denied by the RO. The case is remanded to obtain additional medical records, schedule the veteran for an orthopedic examination, and review whether there was clear and unmistakable error in a previous rating decision.
The deciding factor: The claims are being remanded due to the need for additional development including obtaining medical records and scheduling an examination.
- Claimed conditions
- left tibia stress fracture, right tibia stress fracture, left hip disorder, right hip disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 16, 2001
- Citation
- 0104898
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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