The Board is remanding the case to obtain additional medical records and conduct a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's groin condition was incurred or aggravated by his military service, or caused or aggravated by his service-connected left hip condition, left knee degenerative arthritis, and/or residuals of a right great toe injury.
The deciding factor: The current opinion from the September 2004 VA examiner is inadequate for rating purposes due to incomplete factual history and failure to acknowledge the Veteran's in-service groin injury and continuity of symptomatology since service.
- Claimed conditions
- Groin condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2012
- Citation
- 1212919
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for cervical spine degenerative disc disease, lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy. Service connection was denied for a groin condition.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection due to duty-to-assist errors, including incomplete medical history and failure to obtain necessary examinations.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for various conditions as they were duplicative of other appeals.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease, an inguinal hernia, and a groin condition due to the lack of evidence demonstrating current disabilities.
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