The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is granted as service connected.,Service connection for left shoulder internal derangement and left ankle degenerative arthritis are remanded due to the need for additional development of evidence.,Service connection for right hip disability and left hip disability are remanded due to the need for additional development of evidence.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's current lumbar spine disability had its onset during his active service, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.,Additional development is necessary as there is no adequate medical opinion on the etiology of the Veteran's left shoulder internal derangement and left ankle degenerative arthritis. The examiner must still provide an etiology opinion regardless of whether these conditions are presently found to exist.,The claims for service connection for right hip disability and left hip disability are inextricably intertwined with the remanded claim for service connection for a left ankle disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Lumbar spine disability, Left shoulder internal derangement, Left ankle degenerative arthritis, Right hip disability, Left hip disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 22, 2022
- Citation
- 22071317
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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.
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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