The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of his hip, knee, spine, and neurological disorders. The VA will obtain additional medical records and provide the Veteran with new examinations to address these issues.
The deciding factor: Insufficient evidence was provided by the July 2018 VA examiner regarding the pre-service status and post-service progression of the Veteran's conditions, as well as their relationship to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Disorder, Left Hip Disorder, Bilateral Pes Planus, Thoracolumbar Spine Disorder, BLE Neurological Disorder (including neuropathy and sciatica), Right Knee Disorder, Left Knee Disorder, Fractured Tibia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 21, 2023
- Citation
- 23040148
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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.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee disorder is related to his military service and grants entitlement to service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for a right knee disorder and an initial compensable rating for TBI, as new evidence was received. The effective date for service connection for TBI is being remanded.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee disorder is related to his service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for right and left hip disorders due to a pre-decisional error in obtaining an adequate nexus opinion prior to the June 2021 rating decision.
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