The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim of service connection for right hip injury. The Veteran needs to provide medical opinion evidence indicating a relationship between his current symptoms and in-service injury.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion was based on an inaccurate factual premise, and another examination is required.
- Claimed conditions
- Right hip injury
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2013
- Citation
- 1342077
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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.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation from March 30, 2011, warranting a TDIU.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for further examination and evaluation of the Veteran's right thigh, hip, or groin injuries. The Veteran is also requesting clarification on in-service notations that may be incorrect.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for ischemic heart disease and hearing loss were denied, while the claim for residuals of a right hip injury was remanded. The PTSD with major depressive disorder claim was also remanded.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have any diagnoses relevant to the claimed right hip injury, sleep difficulties, or head trauma. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.
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