The Board has decided to remand the case for further development due to the need for a VA orthopedic examination and an additional review of the evidence.
The deciding factor: Further evidentiary development is necessary before a decision can be reached on the merits of the underlying claim, including obtaining a VA orthopedic examination.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of left leg injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 23, 2016
- Citation
- 1611726
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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)
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- Denied
The petition to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for residuals of a left leg injury was denied. The Veteran's claims for heart condition, major depressive disorder, and migraine headaches were also denied.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's pre-existing left leg condition, noted on his entrance examination report, was not aggravated by active service and therefore denied service connection for residuals of a left leg injury.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's residuals of a left leg injury and arthritis of the left knee did not have their clinical onset in service or are otherwise related to his active service. The VA examiner concluded there is no nexus between the current disabilities and service.
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