The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a new VA examination to determine the current diagnoses of her hip disorders and their etiology, as well as any other pertinent information needed to decide her claim.
The deciding factor: The previous examinations were inadequate due to lack of consideration of the Veteran's lay statements regarding in-service symptoms and continuity of symptomatology since service.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip dislocation, right snapping hip syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 1, 2013
- Citation
- 1324559
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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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