The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional procedural and evidentiary development, including consideration of new evidence added to the record after a November 2015 rating decision. The AOJ must also clarify which disability rating code is more appropriate for his scar of the right upper arm, address the Veteran's assertions regarding the assignment of a 30 percent rating for his headaches since April 22, 2010, and obtain an addendum VA medical opinion to determine the nature and etiology of any current right thigh disorder symptoms.
The deciding factor: The case must be remanded due to procedural deficiencies and additional development is required as per the July 2015 Board remand directives.
- Claimed conditions
- right thigh disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2016
- Citation
- 1633223
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient opinions regarding direct service connection and obesity as an intermediate step.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for head trauma, a neurological disorder secondary to head trauma, a right hip disorder, and a right thigh disorder. The evidence did not support a finding of current disabilities related to in-service motor vehicle accidents.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his failure to report for VA examinations and the need for additional medical opinions regarding various service connection claims.
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