The Board has remanded the case due to deficiencies in the notice and scheduling of a VA medical examination for the right hip disability. The low back claim is also being reopened.
The deciding factor: The decision was not explicitly stated, but it refers to the need for new and material evidence for the low back claim and the need for an appropriate VA examination for the right hip claim.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disability, right hip disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 29, 2011
- Citation
- 1112420
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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