The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection for his right hip and leg conditions due to incomplete records, including those from a private physician who treated him shortly after separation from service. The Veteran will be afforded another VA examination to determine if his current condition is related to his in-service injury.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that the evidence remains unclear as to whether the Veteran's right hip and leg conditions are etiologically related to his military service, specifically an in-service fall during Infantry Training School. The Veteran will be afforded another VA examination to clarify this issue.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD), right hip, Right leg condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 20, 2014
- Citation
- 1437226
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and increased ratings due to insufficient evidence or procedural issues. The Veteran's current conditions have not been fully evaluated, and further examination is needed.
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