The Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral hip disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining her complete service treatment records and examining her current hip conditions.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to determine if the Veteran's current hip disorders are related to her military service or service-connected right knee patellofemoral syndrome and/or lumbosacral strain.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hip strain, sciatica
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 6, 2013
- Citation
- 1314846
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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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