The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence for service connection of lumbar spine decompression laminectomy and conflicting opinions on hip replacements. Further development is needed.
The deciding factor: Further evidentiary development is needed as there are conflicting medical opinions regarding the etiology of the veteran's current low back disability and hip replacements.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a lumbar spine decompression laminectomy at L4-5, residuals of a right hip replacement, residuals of a left hip replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2007
- Citation
- 0737870
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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.
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development and an addendum VA medical opinion to address the etiology of the Veteran's ischemic heart disease, as well as service connection for residuals of a right hip replacement secondary to left knee osteoarthritis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted service connection for kidney disease, but has remanded the issues of diabetes mellitus type II, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and residuals of a left hip replacement due to duty-related aggravation.
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