The Veteran's claims for service connection for thigh conditions are being remanded due to insufficient evidence. Further development is needed to determine if the current thigh conditions are caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: Further examination and analysis are required to determine causation or aggravation of the Veteran's thigh conditions by his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- right thigh condition, left thigh condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 24, 2010
- Citation
- 1023575
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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)
The Board remands the claim for a right thigh condition due to insufficient medical evidence and the need for an addendum opinion.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for left shoulder, left hip, left thigh, and left knee conditions and an increased rating for the back condition was dismissed due to a concurrent election of administrative review options.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for increased ratings and service connection due to missing treatment records and a need for additional medical opinions.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left thigh condition due to a lack of evidence showing a current disability.
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