The veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for right hip condition and right knee condition, as well as his claim for service connection for right ankle sprains, are being remanded due to the need for additional development.
The deciding factor: Additional medical examination is required to determine the current nature and etiology of any right ankle sprains and to evaluate the veteran's right hip and right knee conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals, bursitis, right greater trochanter (claimed as right hip condition), Residuals, post operative right knee, Right ankle sprains
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2008
- Citation
- 0802786
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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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