The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions due to incomplete development.,Specifically, the RO needs to address whether the Veteran currently has a hip disorder and if it is related to her service-connected back disability.
The deciding factor: Further examination is needed to determine the current status of the Veteran’s bilateral hip disorders and their relationship to her service-connected back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Breast Reduction Disorder, Cyst, Left Breast, Syphilis-Related Disorder, Sleep Disturbance Disorder, Chronic Constipation Disorder, Uterine Fibrosis Disorder, Hematuria (Blood in Urine), Right Hip Pain, Left Hip Pain, Sciatica, Left Lower Extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2020
- Citation
- 20070825
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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.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including GAD, MDD, bruxism, migraines/headaches, tinnitus, hip pain, iliotibial band syndrome, and leg stress fractures. The evidence does not support current diagnoses of these conditions during the appeal period.
- Dismissed
The appeal seeking an effective date earlier than December 17, 2012 for the award of service connection for right hip pain is dismissed. The Veteran's initial disability rating for his service-connected right hip pain remains at 10 percent.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for low back, right shoulder, left shoulder, right hip, and left hip disorders based on the Veteran's active duty service. The conditions are considered to be directly related to his military duties.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased compensation, service connection, and initial compensable disability ratings for various conditions.
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