The Board has determined that the claims for service connection for bursitis of the left hip and residuals of head trauma with migraine headaches should be remanded to allow consideration under the correct legal standard.
The deciding factor: The Federal Circuit in Hodge v. West, 155 F.3d 1356 (Fed. Cir. 1998), overruled the Colvin test for purposes of reopening claims for veterans' benefits and requires consideration under 38 C.F.R. § 3.156(a).
- Claimed conditions
- bursitis of the left hip, residuals of head trauma with migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 14, 2000
- Citation
- 0003768
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The appeal resulted in the denial of increased ratings for left hip bursitis and a noncompensable rating, but granted individual unemployability (TDIU).
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection and a compensable evaluation, resulting in the dismissal of all claims.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bursitis of the right and left hips as secondary to their respective total hip replacements, but remanded the claims for increased ratings.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for a higher rating for bursitis of the left hip and TDIU require additional examination and review, as the current evidence is inadequate to make an informed decision.
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