The Board has determined that the record is inadequate to make a decision on the claim for service connection for left hip injury due to lack of evidence and remanded the case back to the RO for further action.
The deciding factor: The separation examination report was not included in the claims file, which may affect the determination of whether the current disability is related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2003
- Citation
- 0335728
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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: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left hip injury, right hip disability, gallbladder disability, and sleep apnea due to lack of evidence meeting VA criteria for a current disability. The claims are remanded for further development.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection. The claims for PTSD, left shoulder condition, left hip injury, migraine headaches, and gynecologic fibroid cysts are remanded due to a duty-to-assist error.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed all issues related to earlier effective dates for service connection of hearing loss and tinnitus, as the Veteran withdrew these claims. The appeal is also dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
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