The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including additional examinations and consideration of whether extra-schedular ratings are warranted.
The deciding factor: The decision requires further development to ensure a complete record and proper evaluation of the Veteran's disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic right hip strain, degenerative disc and joint disease of the thoracolumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2012
- Citation
- 1234843
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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 granted service connection for chronic right and left hip strains, finding that these disabilities arose from the Veteran's active duty service.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
Service connection for bilateral shin splints is denied. The claims for higher disability ratings for chronic right hip strain and chronic right knee strain are remanded for further evaluation.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have resulted in the need for regular aid and attendance of another person, leading to a grant of SMC based on aid and attendance. The housebound status claim is moot due to the grant of SMC at the aid and attendance rate.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claims for financial assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing and a special home adaptation grant were denied due to her failure to report for the scheduled examinations without good cause.
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