The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to determine the etiology of any right hip/right sacroiliac joint disability due to service, and the case is being remanded for this purpose.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of a right hip disability in the service treatment records, but there are indications of tenderness and dysfunction related to the hips during service. The Board finds that a VA examination is warranted to determine if any current right hip/right sacroiliac joint disability is related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip injury, right sacroiliac joint disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 3, 2015
- Citation
- 1537690
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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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