The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication consistent with the Court's decision, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The October 2012 Court decision found that the August 2007 VA examination did not adequately consider all relevant evidence, particularly the Veteran's prior medical history during his service hospitalization and lay statements of continuous or recurrent symptoms since the accident in service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right hip injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2015
- Citation
- 1500158
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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: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date of October 24, 2013 for both entitlement to a TDIU and establishment of basic eligibility to DEA benefits.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a right hip injury and left hip osteoarthritis, finding an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence regarding the claims.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for increased ratings for post-traumatic stress disorder, left hip replacement due to degenerative arthritis and avascular necrosis, and residuals of a right hip injury from May 26, 2009 to August 31, 2013 as additional development is required.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection of residuals of a right hip injury and granted it. The issue of determining the current severity of his right shoulder impingement is also addressed.
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