The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for a hearing before the Board at the RO.
The deciding factor: The veteran requested a hearing before the Board at the RO, necessitating this case to be remanded for that purpose.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder injury, right hip injury, right knee injury, right ankle injury
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 8, 2002
- Citation
- 0209442
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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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for right hip injury, finding that the Veteran's condition was incurred in or aggravated by active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for a right shoulder injury to the agency of original jurisdiction for an adequate medical opinion that considers relevant lay statements and addresses right shoulder arthritis.
- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal was dismissed as the Board Appeal request was not timely filed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left shoulder injuries to obtain an appropriate VA opinion addressing all of the Veteran's STRs and lay statements.
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