The Board remands the claims for service connection for lumbar spine, bilateral hip, and bilateral hand disorders to obtain adequate medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The previous VA opinions were found inadequate as they did not consider the Veteran's reported history of pain and were based on a lack of documentation in the record.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disorder, bilateral hip disorders, bilateral hand disorders
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 2, 2025
- Citation
- 25006065
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,242 · Granted: 27% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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- Granted
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