The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient explanation for denying service connection for a right leg disability, including right leg lengthening.,Additional development is needed to determine if the leg length discrepancy constitutes a recognized disability.
The deciding factor: The Board did not adequately explain whether the leg length discrepancy itself constitutes a disability.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Bilateral Hearing Loss"}, {"condition_name":"Tinnitus"}, {"condition_name":"Right Leg Disability (including right leg lengthening)"}, {"condition_name":"Right Hip Disability (secondary to service-connected residuals of removal of osteochondroma from right knee with bone spurring, pain and limitation of motion)"}, {"condition_name":"Back Disability (secondary to service-connected residuals of removal of osteochondroma from right knee with bone spurring, pain and limitation of motion)"}, {"condition_name":"Neck Disability (including degenerative disc disease (DDD) with stenosis, secondary to service-connected residuals of removal of osteochondroma from right knee with bone spurring, pain and limitation of motion)"}, {"condition_name":"Depression, secondary to service-connected residuals of removal of osteochondroma from right knee with bone spurring, pain and limitation of motion"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19175391
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
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