The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hip bursitis is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining his service treatment records and arranging for a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The decision requires further investigation into the Veteran's service treatment records and an opinion regarding the etiology of his hip conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hip bursitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2017
- Citation
- 1746346
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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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