The Board has remanded the case for additional development including a VA examination to determine if any current hip or back disability is related to service. The Veteran's claim for service connection remains in dispute.
The deciding factor: The appeal was remanded due to inadequate notice and need for further development, specifically an examination of the Veteran's back and hips.
- Claimed conditions
- traumatic arthritis of the back, traumatic arthritis of the knees, traumatic arthritis of the hips
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 13, 2009
- Citation
- 0913694
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The case is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's arthritis of the hips and spine. The TDIU claim will be deferred until the service connection claim is complete.
- Granted
The Veteran's traumatic arthritis of the knees with meniscal and anterior lateral cruciate ligament tears and a Baker's cyst is granted as service connected, with all reasonable doubt resolved in favor of the claimant.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for traumatic arthritis of the hips, feet, and legs is being remanded for further development. His SMC claim is also inextricably intertwined with his service connection claim.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for traumatic arthritis of the knees, but denied service connection for traumatic arthritis of the ankles.
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