The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain an adequate VA examination and consider all available evidence, including the Veteran's statements of continuity of symptomatology since service.
The deciding factor: An addendum opinion clarifying whether the Veteran's reports indicate her current right hip disability is related to service must be provided by the examiner.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip bursitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2014
- Citation
- 1414080
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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: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right hip disability is likely related to his service, granting him service connection for a right hip disability.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is granted as secondary to his service-connected disabilities, with obesity serving as an intermediary step.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
Your claim for service connection for right hip bursitis has been granted, effective from the day after you separated from active duty. The appeal is dismissed as moot.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's bilateral ankle collateral ligament sprain, left shoulder bursitis, right hip bursitis, and right knee arthritis are being remanded for further evaluation due to inadequate opinions in the previous decision.
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