The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA and private treatment records, as well as scheduling the Veteran for appropriate VA examinations to assess her current low back and right hip disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has not been provided with a recent VA examination since July 2009, which may be outdated given the progression of her service-connected conditions. Additionally, she has indicated that her symptoms have worsened since the last examination.
- Claimed conditions
- osteoporosis of the lumbar spine, osteopenia of the right hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2013
- Citation
- 1333983
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an initial rating higher than 10 percent for his service-connected osteoporosis of the lumbar spine was denied. The Board found that from April 11, 2011 to September 17, 2015, the Veteran's condition met a 20 percent rating based on limitation of motion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the issue of rating osteoporosis of the lumbar spine as it requires additional development.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for osteopenia of the lumbar spine and bilateral hip disabilities was denied. The lumbar spine disability is rated at 20 percent, effective April 26, 2016. Both left and right hip disabilities are rated at 10 percent.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that new examinations are needed for the Veteran's claims of osteoporosis of the lumbar spine, cervical spine, right hip and femur, and left hip and femur due to potential inconsistencies in previous examination reports. The case is being remanded for these purposes.
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