The Veteran's claims for increased rating and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations.,The Veteran seeks service connection for a lung condition. The Board will request clarification regarding his exposure history and medical records from VA and private providers.,The Veteran's bilateral hip disabilities may be related to his service-connected foot disability, but further examination is needed to determine if they are aggravated by the service-connected conditions.,The Veteran seeks service connection for a left and right hip disability. Further examination is required to determine whether these disabilities are caused or aggravated by his service-connected foot disability.,The Veteran claims secondary service connection for groin pain due to his bilateral hip disabilities. A VA examiner will be requested to provide an opinion on this issue.,The Veteran seeks TDIU based on his service-connected conditions. The Board will request clarification regarding the effectiveness of his service-connected conditions and their impact on employment.
The deciding factor: Additional medical evidence is needed to determine the current state of the Veteran's bilateral foot disability, lung condition, right hip disability, left hip disability, groin pain, and TDIU claims.,Clarification is required regarding the Veteran's exposure history and medical records from VA and private providers in order to properly evaluate his lung condition claim.,Further examination is needed to determine whether the Veteran's bilateral hip disabilities are caused or aggravated by his service-connected foot disability.,A VA examiner will be requested to provide an opinion on the relationship between the Veteran's bilateral hip disabilities and his service-connected foot disability, as well as any secondary service connection for groin pain.,Clarification is needed regarding the effectiveness of the Veteran's service-connected conditions in order to properly evaluate his TDIU claim.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot disability, lung condition, right hip disability, left hip disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 25, 2016
- Citation
- 1633580
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for left and right hip disabilities due to inadequate VA medical opinions. The Veteran will need an adequate VA medical opinion to determine if his hip disabilities are related to service.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral foot disability is related to his active military service and grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for left, right ankle disabilities, left and right hip disabilities, left and right shin splints, and left and right knee disabilities due to inadequate nexus opinions in the VA examination reports. The Veteran contends that her current disabilities are related to injuries sustained during basic training.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's lung condition, including pneumonia residuals, COPD, and emphysema, is remanded for further examination to determine if they are related to his military service. The appeal is reopened based on new evidence.
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