The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development, including obtaining a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any found right hip, bilateral knee, and back disability. The Veteran's service connection claims are also being remanded due to his claim of entitlement to a rating in excess 30 percent for left hip degenerative joint disease.
The deciding factor: The Board has determined that additional development is necessary to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims, including obtaining an opinion regarding the etiology of any found right hip, bilateral knee, and back disability as well as his claim of entitlement to a rating in excess 30 percent for left hip degenerative joint disease.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip disability, bilateral knee disability, back disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2015
- Citation
- 1513013
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
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