The appeal is remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to address the service connection claims and an updated examination for the right hip disability.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that additional evidence and medical opinions are necessary to properly adjudicate the claims on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine, Degenerative joint/disc disease of the left hip, secondary to service-connected residuals of right acetabulum simple fracture (hip), degenerative joint disease, Degenerative joint disease of the left knee, secondary to service connected residuals of right acetabulum simple fracture (hip), degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2009
- Citation
- 0906336
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
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