The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to determine the nature and etiology of his diagnosed left hip sprain, including whether it is related to service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner was not provided with the claims file and did not provide a rationale for the diagnosis of left hip sprain.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip sprain, left greater femoral trochanteric bursitis, left-sided sciatica
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 20, 2012
- Citation
- 1214570
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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
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