The Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable rating for the residuals of a right femoral neck stress fracture based on limitation of flexion of the thigh is being remanded due to additional VA treatment records not yet reviewed by the RO.
The deciding factor: Additional VA medical records have been added to the claims file and need to be considered before readjudication can proceed.
- Claimed conditions
- right femoral neck stress fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19105107
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for right femoral neck stress fracture, right knee strain, and lumbosacral strain due to incomplete development of records and need for retrospective medical opinions regarding functional loss during flare-ups.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for a right femoral neck stress fracture with screw fixation is being remanded due to the need for additional development, specifically obtaining missing private treatment records from Treasure Coast Orthopedics.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims are being remanded due to her failure to appear at a previously scheduled videoconference hearing. Her right femoral neck stress fracture, posttraumatic arthritis of the left knee, and arthritis of the right knee have been rated as 10 percent each.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation consistent with his education and work experience.
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