The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the etiology of the Veteran's claimed disabilities and whether they are related to service. The case will be remanded for a VA examination.
The deciding factor: Additional development is required as the current evidence does not provide sufficient information on the etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right knee injury, residuals of a right hip replacement, degenerative disc disease with lumbar stenosis, right foot drop, and radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 10, 2010
- Citation
- 1033928
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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 service connection for multiple conditions, including GERD, neck injury, right knee injury, left knee injury, shrapnel wound to the lower left leg, right ankle injury, left ankle injury, RLE neuropathy, and lower back injury.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and residuals of a right hip replacement were denied. The claim for service connection for a right knee disability was remanded.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's residuals of right and left hip replacements are at least as likely as not related to his active duty service, granting service connection for these conditions.
- 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.
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