The Board remands the claims for increased initial ratings for right hip disabilities due to missing Federal medical records.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to obtain outstanding treatment records from David Grant Medical Center to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of stress fracture of the right hip with femoral head osteophyte with thigh impairment, residuals of stress fracture of the right hip with femoral head osteophyte with limited flexion, residuals of stress fracture of the right hip with femoral head osteophyte with limited extension
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2024
- Citation
- A24073421
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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