The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a right hip disability and TDIU due to incomplete records and additional development is required.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical records and need for further development of the record are identified as reasons for remanding the case.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip osteochondral fracture status post-surgical repair, right hip limited flexion, right hip thigh impairment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2023
- Citation
- 23057525
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case for further evidentiary development to ensure compliance with its prior remand instructions, including scheduling an examination.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a deviated septum and right wrist pain, while denying service connection for sleep apnea. The decision also addressed various rating issues and effective dates.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case to obtain a new VA examination for the right hip disabilities, as the previous examination did not provide complete information.
- Dismissed
The appeal for higher disability ratings for the Veteran's left and right hip disorders, including entitlement to higher ratings for left and right hip extension and thigh impairment, was dismissed due to a concurrent election of review options which is prohibited by claims processing rules.
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