The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service treatment records and requests for additional development, including obtaining medical records from Dr. Henry and First Baptist Hospital.
The deciding factor: Incomplete service treatment records and lack of recent medical evidence prevent a determination on the merits of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral total hip replacement
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2014
- Citation
- 1446323
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral total hip replacement and TDIU, finding that there was no evidence to support a claim of secondary service connection due to medications. The Board also found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities alone.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that there was not substantial compliance with the October 2014 remand directives and thus requires another remand for further development of the Veteran's records, including obtaining private treatment records and a VA examination to address whether any current hip disorder is related to service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing proper notice regarding secondary service connection.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The appeal is granted as his PTSD is now considered service-connected.
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