The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to incomplete information and records. The AOJ needs to gather more details about the status of his bills, whether he filed a lawsuit against the lumbar yard, and obtain relevant VA treatment records.
The deciding factor: Incomplete information and missing records prevent the determination of the Veteran's eligibility for payment or reimbursement.
- Claimed conditions
- trimalleolar fracture of the right ankle
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 12, 2010
- Citation
- 1025835
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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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