The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and increased rating of left nephrectomy with scar, as well as the claims for bilateral foot/toe disabilities, right hip replacement, left hip replacement, right shoulder replacement, and left knee replacement. The Veteran is required to provide additional medical records from private sources and Social Security Administration (SSA) regarding his surgeries and applications for disability benefits.
The deciding factor: The Board has determined that the requested development of medical records and SSA records is necessary in order to properly adjudicate the claims, including obtaining an addendum opinion from a VA examiner if relevant records are received.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot/toe disabilities, left hip replacement, right hip replacement, left shoulder replacement, right shoulder replacement, left knee replacement
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2015
- Citation
- 1515670
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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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