The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection due to insufficient evidence. The effective date claim is denied, and the right and left hip disability rating claims are remanded for additional examinations.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on a lack of sufficient evidence regarding the severity of the Veteran's disabilities and their relationship to his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- left elbow ankylosis, right hip limitation of flexion, right hip limitation of extension, right hip limitation of abduction, left hip limitation of flexion, left hip limitation of abduction
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 10, 2020
- Citation
- 20052881
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and initial compensable ratings for his bilateral hip/thigh and right ankle conditions require additional medical examination to determine their current severity.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several claims for further action, including effective date determinations and service connection determinations. The Veteran's service records from Portsmouth Naval Hospital are requested to be obtained.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed and a new examination is required to properly assess the Veteran's service-connected left hip disability, as well as remand for an HLR informal conference.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions are granted effective from August 4, 2023.
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