The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of his claims, including for service connection for hip, leg, and lumbar spine disabilities as well as a psychiatric disability.
The deciding factor: The decision requires further examination and evidence collection to determine the etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic hip disability, chronic leg disability, chronic lumbar spine disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 24, 2014
- Citation
- 1428462
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for chronic lumbar spine and right ankle disabilities, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee disabilities.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a chronic right foot disability, a chronic lumbar spine disability, and a chronic right hip disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for the Veteran to submit a missing letter from her former chiropractor.
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