The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's lumbar spine disability, left and right hip disabilities, and a femoral acetabular impingement syndrome of the left hip. The issues include rating claims for various hip and back conditions, as well as the propriety in reducing the Veteran's rating for his left hip condition.
The deciding factor: The Board found that additional examinations are necessary to properly evaluate the severity of the Veteran's lumbar spine disability, left and right hip disabilities, and femoral acetabular impingement syndrome of the left hip due to inadequate previous evaluations and treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity radiculopathy, lumbar spine disability, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left hip flexion, left hip extension, right hip limitation of flexion, right hip limitation of extension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2024
- Citation
- 24009345
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals were dismissed due to the death of the appellant. The issues related to service connection for various conditions and disability ratings.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for miscarriage, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, and right elbow disability due to insufficient examination opinions and incomplete service history verification.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy and denied the claims for right knee disability, erectile dysfunction, GERD, sleep apnea, and hypertension. The decision is remanded for further action on these issues.
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