The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for bursitis and remanded it to obtain a new VA examination. The low back disorder is also being remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: New evidence was submitted that raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for bursitis, thus allowing its reopening. The low back disorder needs to be evaluated again as secondary to service-connected knee disabilities and whether it was aggravated by these conditions must be determined.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disorder, Bursitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 19, 2014
- Citation
- 1407028
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for a low back disorder was reopened, and his claims for increased ratings of bilateral knee instability were granted. His hearing loss claim was denied.
- Granted
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a low back disorder, finding that the evidence did not show an in-service onset or relationship to service.
- Granted
The Veteran's right shoulder disability, which includes strain, tendonitis, and bursitis, has been rated at a minimum of 20 percent since August 20, 2008. The effective date for this rating is set to that date.
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