The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA medical records and attempting to locate missing service medical records. The appellant is also scheduled for a VA orthopedic examination to determine if his current hip disorders are related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The appellant's claims of entitlement to service connection for avascular necrosis of the left and right hips require further development, including obtaining recent VA medical records and attempting to locate missing service medical records from his period of active duty. The appellant is also scheduled for a VA orthopedic examination to determine if his current hip disorders are related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- avascular necrosis of the left hip, avascular necrosis of the right hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2007
- Citation
- 0700487
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right hip disorders are related to his active military service, and thus grants service connection for these conditions.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal was dismissed because the request for an extension of time to file a Board Appeal request was not timely and good cause was not shown.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a rating in excess of 40 percent for myasthenia gravis with ptosis and remanded the ratings for avascular necrosis, hip flexion limitations, and lower extremity weakness.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to a duty-to-assist error and the need for an addendum medical opinion regarding his right hip disability.
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