The Board remands the claims for increased disability ratings for the Veteran's service-connected left femur fracture residuals to obtain an adequate VA examination.
The deciding factor: Remand is required due to inadequate evidence of pain, fatigability, weakness, lack of endurance, or incoordination significantly limiting functional ability with repeated use over time and a failure to estimate such functional loss in terms of degrees of loss of range of motion.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of left femur fracture, residuals of left femur fracture with limitation of abduction
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25102908
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including new VA examinations and the provision of secondary service connection notice. The claims for a compensable evaluation for residuals of left femur fracture, bilateral hip condition, and left knee condition are also being remanded.
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