The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected residuals of a pelvic fracture is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a neurological examination.
The deciding factor: Additional information on the nature and severity of any associated neurologic manifestations of the service-connected residuals of a pelvic fracture is required to properly rate the disability in accordance with applicable rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a pelvic fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 19, 2015
- Citation
- 1507299
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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 due to incomplete service treatment records and outstanding private and VA treatment records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge is needed due to the Veteran's failure to appear for his scheduled May 2012 Board hearing. The case is REMANDED for this purpose.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional examinations to determine the current severity of his service-connected residuals of a pelvic fracture and hepatitis C.
- Denied
The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection due to a lack of new and material evidence, as well as the findings that the disabilities were incurred due to willful misconduct not in the line of duty.
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