The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination and readjudication of the claim.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded based on the need for additional development, specifically scheduling a VA examination and readjudicating the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right thigh injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19118062
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,050 · Granted: 32% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 19118062.
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: Granted
The Veteran's service connection claim for residuals of a right thigh injury is granted, while the claim for osteoarthritis of the right knee is denied.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a right thigh injury as new and material evidence was not received to reopen the previously denied claim.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for all the claims currently before the Board, including increased ratings for various conditions and a compensable rating for early giant papillary conjunctivitis.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus was found to have manifested during active duty service and is granted service connection. The claim for residuals of a right thigh injury is remanded for further development.
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