The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete medical records and a request for representation.
The deciding factor: Further development is required as there are missing service treatment records and the Veteran requested representation.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of left total hip replacement with multiple dislocations, residuals of low back injury, to include degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, residual scar on upper lip, acquired psychiatric disorder (including posttraumatic stress disorder and depression), dental injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 20, 2010
- Citation
- 1031470
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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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