The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a right and left hip replacement, to include as secondary to his service-connected back condition, due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran.
The deciding factor: New medical evidence was submitted by the Veteran which necessitates further development and review of the case.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of right hip replacement, residuals of left hip replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 3, 2015
- Citation
- 1532945
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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: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right and left hip disabilities, finding the evidence to be in equipoise. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disability was remanded for further consideration.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied service connection for prostate cancer, arthritis of the spine, arthritis of the right wrist, and residuals of right hip replacement as there is no evidence linking these conditions to active service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to outstanding private treatment records from Dr. Waters at South West Sound Orthopedics in Silverdale.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claimed retroperitoneal fibrosis, stomach intestinal disability, sleep apnea, kidney disease, and hip replacements are not service-connected.,Service connection for the Veteran's current disabilities is denied as there is no evidence of in-service injury or disease that could be linked to these conditions.
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