The Veteran's claim for service connection for skeletal conditions, including knees, fractured ribs, a scarred lung, hip, and elbow is being remanded due to the need for additional development of his service treatment records from 1996 to 1997 and medical records from Heidelberg Army Hospital in Germany and Auburn Imaging in California.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim requires further investigation into his service treatment records and medical records as these are necessary to determine the nature and etiology of any skeletal conditions he may have incurred during active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- knees, fractured ribs, scarred lung, hip, elbow
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 30, 2010
- Citation
- 1032707
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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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