The veteran's appeal is remanded to the RO for additional development, including scheduling a VA medical examination and obtaining any pertinent treatment records. The examiner should assess whether the veteran incurred any additional disability as a result of his hip replacement surgeries in 1993 and 1996.
The deciding factor: The new provisions with respect to the Veterans Claims Assistance Act require that the RO provide an additional VA medical examination to determine if the veteran's current bilateral lower extremity disorder is related to his hip replacement surgeries, even if not due to VA fault.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral lower extremity disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2001
- Citation
- 0108070
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities, as the evidence did not show that these conditions rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's current lower extremity symptoms are related to his service. The VA examiner is instructed to provide an opinion on whether the Veteran now has a vascular condition affecting his lower extremities, and if so, whether it was caused by military service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral lower extremity disorder, finding that it is not causally or etiologically related to any disease, injury, or incident during service, including exposure to herbicide agents. The Board also found that the current disorder is not caused or aggravated by a service-connected disability.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a bilateral lower extremity disorder, including knee and calf pain, but denied service connection for a back disorder.
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