The Board has granted service connection for spondylosis L5-S1 and a left hip condition. The case is remanded to obtain updated treatment records, provide another VA examination, and determine the relationship between the Veteran's left thigh condition and active service.
The deciding factor: The current medical evidence does not sufficiently address the etiology of the Veteran's left thigh condition or its relation to his service-connected spondylosis L5-S1.
- Claimed conditions
- spondylosis L5-S1, left hip joint replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2021
- Citation
- 21011950
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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: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for left hip joint replacement and osteoarthritis of the MCP and CMC joints of the right thumb, but denied service connection for bradycardia.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right hip joint replacements due to duty-to-assist errors, including incomplete documentation of military service dates and a lack of medical opinion addressing the Veteran's contention that his congenital hip condition was worsened by military service.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of February 27, 2017, for the award of service connection for deviated septum and denied earlier effective dates for left shoulder, left hip joint replacement, and right knee disability.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection, rating increase, and reduction in rating, and the Board has no further jurisdiction to consider these matters.
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