The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his claims, including obtaining medical records and ensuring compliance with notification requirements.
The deciding factor: The decision was not explicitly stated as a reasoning statement; it simply states that the case is REMANDED for further action.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle fracture residuals, cervical spine injury, low back injury, right knee injury, right hip injury, right leg injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 22, 2004
- Citation
- 0416175
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for right hip injury, finding that the Veteran's condition was incurred in or aggravated by active service.
- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal was dismissed as the Board Appeal request was not timely filed.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a neck injury, left shoulder injury, and low back injury as the evidence did not support that these conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for a right hip injury to ensure that all relevant evidence is obtained and considered.
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