The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for seizures, increased initial ratings for bilateral hip osteoarthritis, and a TDIU for the period prior to April 20, 2016 due to inadequate VA examinations and incomplete medical records.
The deciding factor: The examination reports are inadequate and there is insufficient evidence in the record to make a determination on the Veteran's claims without further development.
- Claimed conditions
- seizures, osteoarthritis of the left hip, osteoarthritis of the right hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2021
- Citation
- 21063687
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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
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- Granted
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