The veteran's claims for service connection for osteoarthritis of the hips as secondary to his right fibula fracture and an increased rating for his right fibula fracture are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and medical opinions.
The deciding factor: Additional medical examination is required to determine the nature and severity of the veteran's hip disability, its relationship to his service-connected right fibula fracture, and the current status of his right fibula fracture.
- Claimed conditions
- osteoarthritis of the hips, right fibula fracture
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2008
- Citation
- 0802847
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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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