The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including a VA examination and opinion regarding the etiology of the veteran's right hip arthralgias and low back spondylosis.
The deciding factor: Further development is required due to insufficient information in the medical evidence regarding the relationship between the veteran's service-connected disabilities and his current conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip arthralgias, low back spondylosis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 26, 2008
- Citation
- 0828969
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 40 percent for his service-connected low back spondylosis and spondylolisthesis, finding that there was no evidence of incapacitating episodes due to intervertebral disc syndrome or ankylosis.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for hypertension and low back spondylosis were granted. For hypertension, a noncompensable rating was increased to a 10 percent rating throughout the appeal period. For low back spondylosis, a 20 percent rating was maintained prior to May 7, 2013, but no higher ratings are warranted on or after that date.
- Denied
The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claims of service connection for left knee, right knee, and low back disabilities. However, the Veteran's current bilateral knee and low back disabilities are not shown to be related to his active service or any complaints noted therein.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
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