The Board has remanded the case to the RO for issuance of a Statement of the Case (SOC) addressing the issue of entitlement to an effective date earlier than May 7, 2001 for the grant of service connection for a left hip condition.
The deciding factor: The veteran submitted statements indicating disagreement with the effective date for the grant of service connection and waived the 60-day waiting period. This constitutes appellate review of the issue.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of the left hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0606712
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings due to incomplete development and need for additional medical opinions.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew his appeals for increased ratings of a left hip disability, lumbar spine disability, and major depressive disorder. He was granted a certificate of eligibility for specially adapted housing.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for arthritis of the shoulders and left hip as they were not incurred in or aggravated by active service, nor may they be presumed to have been incurred therein.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an increased disability rating for degenerative joint disease of the right hip and a compensable disability rating for arthritis of the left hip for further development, including a new VA examination.
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