The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral elbow, wrist, low back and left hip disorders. This includes obtaining medical records from various healthcare providers and scheduling a VA examination.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is required to determine if the veteran's current disabilities are related to her military service or any other relevant factors.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral elbow, bilateral wrist, low back, left hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2004
- Citation
- 0415762
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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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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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