The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining recent medical records and scheduling VA examinations to assess the current severity of his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The decision was not explicitly stated but implied by the need for further examination and review of evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a fractured left femur with shortening of the leg, chronic lumbar pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2010
- Citation
- 1039534
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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 has remanded the claims of service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) and chronic lumbar pain as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities. The VA is required to obtain medical opinions regarding whether BPPV is due to or aggravated by tinnitus, any individual toxic exposure risk activity, or his right ankle disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error in the initial decision, requiring further development and an addendum medical opinion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for arthritis, chronic lumbar pain, and severely damaged feet due to incomplete development of his service records. The Veteran will need further examination and opinion regarding the relationship between his current conditions and military service.
- Granted
The Board finds that the evidence as a whole supports service connection for a low back disorder and chronic lumbar pain on a direct basis.
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