The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient opinions regarding secondary service connection for right hip and cervical spine conditions. The Veteran's claims are now pending adjudication.
The deciding factor: Secondary service connection requires a finding of causation or aggravation by a pre-existing condition, which was not adequately addressed in the previous VA medical opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical Spine Condition, Right Hip Condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2019
- Citation
- 19181608
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 increased ratings for sinusitis, left knee condition, right knee condition, back condition, and right hip condition, effective from August 15, 2023.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, a right shoulder condition, tinnitus, hypertension, a right hip condition, bilateral knee conditions, and radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities as there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea on a direct basis and remanded the claims for secondary service connection and cervical spine conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for an initial increased rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, service connection for GERD, chronic headaches, left and right hip conditions, and a lumbar spine condition due to insufficient evidence.
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