The Board has remanded the case due to non-compliance with previous instructions and inadequate examination for rating purposes.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner was unable to provide a functional loss assessment without conducting an examination during a flare-up, which was not possible in this case.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a left hip fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2018
- Citation
- 1806211
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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.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right ankle disability played a role in his February 2015 fall, and therefore service connection for residuals of a left hip fracture is granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to address the severity of her service-connected left hip disability and whether she has a current diagnosis relating to numbness and tingling in the left lower extremity. The examiner must consider all relevant medical records, including those indicating sciatica and tingling/numbness as sequelae of hip injury.
- Denied
The Board found that there is no evidence of a current hip fracture or any other disability related to service. The Veteran's claims for service connection for polymyositis and dermatomyositis are remanded as the VA examination has not been conducted.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the claimed conditions, finding that they were not related to military service or herbicide exposure.
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