The Veteran's claim for service connection for a disorder of the left lower extremity, including Legg Perthes disease and a cracked femur, is being remanded due to incomplete records. The AOJ will obtain all pertinent VA outpatient treatment records from Newington VAMC since March 2013 and issue a Formal Finding regarding the unavailability of his service treatment records.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical records have been identified which need to be obtained for proper consideration of the Veteran's claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Legg Perthes disease, cracked femur
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 17, 2016
- Citation
- 1632727
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic pain, a back disability, headaches, sciatica, and depression and anxiety as secondary to Legg Perthes disease due to lack of new and material evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a disorder of the left lower extremity, including Legg Perthes disease and a cracked femur, is being remanded due to the need for additional development.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's Legg Perthes disease was aggravated during active service, and therefore grants service connection for a right hip disability. The low back disability is secondary to the now-service-connected right hip disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claims for service connection for Legg Perthes disease and a lumbosacral disability, secondary to Legg Perthes. The case is being remanded for further development.
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