The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including the provision of VA examinations and consideration of her service-connected disabilities in determining whether she is unemployable due to those conditions.
The deciding factor: The decision is being remanded because additional evidence needs to be considered and a comprehensive examination is required to assess the impact of the veteran's service-connected disabilities on her ability to work.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip dysplasia, chronic tendonitis, left shoulder, spondylosis of lumbar spine, cervical strain with trace bulging at the C4-5, C5-6, and C6-7 levels, chronic tendonitis, left knee, uterine fibroids, status post myomectomy and bilateral salpingectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 23, 2008
- Citation
- 0832565
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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.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for left hip dysplasia as secondary to her service-connected left knee degenerative arthritis, finding that her hip condition was aggravated by her knee condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a rectal fissure is denied as there is no persuasive evidence of current disability or in-service incurrence.,Service connection for left hip dysplasia prior to March 21, 2019 is remanded due to insufficient medical evidence regarding the severity of her condition.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a remote left frontal craniotomy for left scalp lump removal is remanded as there are no current findings or symptoms attributable to this condition.,Service connection for a scalp scar prior to April 21, 2022 is denied due to lack of associated underlying soft tissue damage and insufficient disfigurement characteristics.,A rating in excess of 30 percent for the Veteran's scalp scar after April 21, 2022 is remanded as there are no more than two to three characteristics of disfigurement present.,Service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with related depressive symptoms prior to April 18, 2022 is granted at a 50 percent rating. From April 18, 2022, the Veteran's PTSD disability is rated as 70 percent disabling.,Service connection for PTSD with related depressive symptoms from April 18, 2022 is denied due to insufficient evidence of occupational and social impairment.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that there is not substantial compliance with its February 2020 remand directives and further development is needed, including obtaining service treatment records and a VA examination to determine the nature and cause of the Veteran's current left hip conditions.
- Granted
The Veteran's lumbar spine degenerative arthritis was granted a 40 percent evaluation from April 30, 2014 to May 12, 2015. Prior to that date, the condition was rated at 10 percent and denied any higher ratings.
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