The Board has determined that further development is needed to determine if the Veteran currently has a left hip disability and whether it is related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner needs to provide an opinion on whether the current left hip degenerative osteoarthritis or sciatica was present during the appeal period and, if so, whether it is related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip degenerative osteoarthritis, left hip sciatica
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2018
- Citation
- 1806268
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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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for left hip degenerative osteoarthritis, left knee strain with degenerative arthritis, and right knee strain with degenerative arthritis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error and obtain a new medical opinion regarding the aggravation of left lower extremity sciatica by service-connected right knee disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded all issues on appeal due to the addition of new VA treatment records and examinations. The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is also remanded as he was unable to complete an examination due to his hip replacement surgery.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for residuals of a right ankle sprain, left hip sciatica, and migraine headaches have been granted.
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