The Veteran's claim for service connection for a groin disability, also claimed as pain and popping of the bones on both sides of torso and/or arthritis of the torso and groin, is being remanded due to additional development needed. The examiner will provide an addendum opinion addressing the etiology of the Veteran's groin disability.
The deciding factor: The need for an addendum opinion by a physician other than the May 2017 examiner to address the Veteran's claim for service connection for his groin disability is required due to the Veteran's request and the possibility that his current groin condition may be related to his duties as a warehouse clerk during active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- groin disability, pain and popping of the bones on both sides of torso, arthritis of the torso and groin
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2018
- Citation
- 1807933
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board granted the petition to reopen the claim for service connection for a right knee disability and remanded both claims for further development.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae and remanded several other claims, including diabetes, urinary disorder, bilateral hearing loss, back disability, traumatic brain injury (TBI), neurological disorder, left shoulder disability, neck disability, and tinnitus.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including seronegative rheumatoid arthritis, sleep disturbances, right shoulder disability, back disability, groin disability, bilateral foot condition, and bilateral knee disabilities, to correct pre-decisional errors in the VA examinations.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the submitted evidence does not provide new and relevant information to support readjudication of the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a groin disability, a right ankle disability, and bilateral plantar fasciitis.
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