The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hip and ankle pain is being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations and consideration of new evidence.
The deciding factor: The case was previously remanded, but no additional pertinent VA treatment records have been obtained or an examination conducted. The Veteran failed to report for a scheduled VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hip pain, ankle pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2010
- Citation
- 1020682
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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