The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development regarding his service-connected disabilities, including evaluations for lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease and limitations of motion and rotation of the right thigh.
The deciding factor: Further medical evaluation is needed to address the severity and manifestations of the Veteran's service-connected conditions as required by Correia v. McDonald (2016).
- Claimed conditions
- residual right thigh surgical scars, lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease (previously evaluated as low back strain), left hip strain, limitation of motion of the left thigh, limitation of rotation of the right thigh
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 23, 2022
- Citation
- 22065637
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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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