The Board of Veterans' Appeals remands the claims for service connection for a recurrent lumbar spine disability and a recurrent left hip disability due to missing service records.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the need to obtain additional service records that were not available at the time of the previous denial.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent lumbar spine disability, recurrent left hip disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25024758
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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