The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination and consideration of the claims on an extraschedular basis.
The deciding factor: The Board found that additional development was needed due to the veteran's assertions regarding his employment impact and the need for clarification of the current nature and severity of his service-connected lumbar spine and right hip disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar strain syndrome, bursitis of the right hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 13, 2005
- Citation
- 0510585
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for bursitis of the right hip, left and right hip conditions, and alcohol abuse.
- 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 additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims of entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for bursitis of the left hip and right hip. The case will be remanded for further examination and consideration.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's application to reopen a previously denied claim for service connection for lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma and several other issues were dismissed. The claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD and anxiety, was reopened due to new evidence. Other claims remain pending.
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