The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining outstanding VA treatment records and providing a new medical opinion regarding his claim for TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Board notes that the Veteran has not been provided with all necessary information and assistance in connection with his claims. Specifically, he needs to complete a VA Form 21-8940 and receive VCAA notice concerning what is needed to substantiate a claim for TDIU due to service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip degenerative arthritis, status post femur fracture with open reduction, internal fixation, and hardware removal, painful scar of the left thigh
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2014
- Citation
- 1401227
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Granted
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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