The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional VA examination and medical records, as well as to issue a statement of the case for her bilateral hip disability claim.
The deciding factor: The current decision summary indicates that the Veteran's appeal requires further development due to incomplete or insufficient evidence, necessitating another VA examination and review of relevant medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- Knees, Hips
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 16, 2017
- Citation
- 1707837
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development of his medical records and a VA examination.
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