The Veteran's claims of service connection for low back, left hip, and bilateral foot disorders are being remanded due to incomplete service treatment records and the need for additional examination.
The deciding factor: Incomplete service treatment records prevent a determination on the merits of the service connection claims. The Veteran needs an additional VA examination to determine if her current disabilities are related to her in-service incident.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disorder, left hip disorder, bilateral foot disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2011
- Citation
- 1124427
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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