The Veteran's claims for service connection and a compensable evaluation are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The claims require further development as there is insufficient evidence to make a decision on the merits without additional information from the Veteran or medical experts.
- Claimed conditions
- Right leg, Right hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2013
- Citation
- 1338264
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding whether his surgeries and post-surgical care resulted in additional disabilities, as well as an evaluation of fault on VA's part.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of December 2, 1974, for the award of service connection for both the left and right hips.
- Granted
The Veteran's emergency medical care at Hampshire Memorial Hospital on October 17, 2022 is eligible for payment under VA regulations due to the favorable findings in a previous authorization. The Veteran's other health insurance (Medicare A) did not fully cover the costs.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of cervical spine, lumbar spine, bilateral shoulder, right hip, left hip, bilateral knee, and bilateral ankle disabilities due to a withdrawal by the Veteran's representative in June 2021.
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