The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected left hip disability is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and SSA records.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's lay statements, SSA records, and other evidence indicate a worsening condition since the last examination in December 2006. The case must be returned to the RO for further action based on this information.
- Claimed conditions
- status post-fracture of left femur, secondary degenerative changes, history of adjacent myositis ossificans with exostosis of the left hip, two scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 27, 2010
- Citation
- 1019665
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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