The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a left hip replacement, as secondary to his service-connected right knee disability status post-knee replacement, is being remanded due to the inadequacy of the April 2009 VA examination.
The deciding factor: The April 2009 VA examiner did not provide an opinion on whether the Veteran's left hip condition was aggravated by his service-connected right knee condition.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of left hip replacement
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2014
- Citation
- 1404527
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right and left hip disabilities, finding the evidence to be in equipoise. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disability was remanded for further consideration.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to outstanding private treatment records from Dr. Waters at South West Sound Orthopedics in Silverdale.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claimed retroperitoneal fibrosis, stomach intestinal disability, sleep apnea, kidney disease, and hip replacements are not service-connected.,Service connection for the Veteran's current disabilities is denied as there is no evidence of in-service injury or disease that could be linked to these conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient information provided by the VA examiner regarding the severity of the Veteran's left hip replacement.
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