The Veteran's claim of service connection for a right thigh disability is being remanded due to the need for additional examination and opinion regarding the etiology of his condition.
The deciding factor: The Board requires an updated VA examination to determine if the Veteran's current right thigh disability is related to his military service, including any in-service incidents such as carrying ammunition on his hip. The examiner must also assess whether it is at least as likely as not that the disability was caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- right thigh disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2011
- Citation
- 1142622
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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 Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and inadequate examination. The presumption of soundness applies, and further development is needed to determine if any current disabilities are related to active duty service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient opinions regarding direct service connection and obesity as an intermediate step.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for head trauma, a neurological disorder secondary to head trauma, a right hip disorder, and a right thigh disorder. The evidence did not support a finding of current disabilities related to in-service motor vehicle accidents.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his failure to report for VA examinations and the need for additional medical opinions regarding various service connection claims.
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