The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing her with a VA examination to assess the current nature, extent, and severity of her left hip and bilateral ankle disabilities.
The deciding factor: The appeal requires further development as per the instructions provided in the decision.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip fracture, right ankle sprain with residual laxity, left ankle fracture with residual laxity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 2, 2015
- Citation
- 1537500
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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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- Dismissed
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