The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right hip injury and lower back condition, including as secondary to his right hip injury. The VA examiners need to provide an addendum opinion addressing whether there is at least a 50% likelihood that these conditions are related to service or if they were aggravated by the right hip injury.
The deciding factor: The Board found insufficient evidence in the record to determine the relationship between the Veteran's current hip and back conditions and his military service, requiring further examination and opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Injury, Lower Back Condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2019
- Citation
- A19002561
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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's requests for revision of an April 1996 rating decision on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) regarding initial ratings for depression, residuals of palatopharyngoplasty, and service connection for a lower back condition.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and remanded the claims for a lower back condition, an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, and bilateral hearing loss.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's right hip injury, including a lack of private treatment records and an inadequate VA examination. The Veteran is presumed to have submitted new and material evidence when he provided a statement about his in-service injuries.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for lower back, left knee, and right knee conditions due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology.
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.