The Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for osteopenia/osteoporosis of the right hip is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The decision requires further evidence and evaluation as per the instructions in the remand order.
- Claimed conditions
- osteopenia/osteoporosis of the right hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 17, 2015
- Citation
- 1535031
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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: Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for osteopenia/osteoporosis of the right hip and impairment of the thigh were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support higher ratings based on limitation of extension or flexion.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for osteopenia/osteoporosis of the right hip, impairment of the thigh of the right hip prior to October 8, 2015, and limitation of flexion of the right hip due to inadequate examination results.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for osteopenia/osteoporosis of the right hip, impairment of the thigh of the right hip, and limitation of flexion of the right hip due to inadequate VA medical examination reports. The Veteran is required to undergo a new VA examination that complies with Sharp v. Shulkin (2017) and Correia v. McDonald (2016).
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's osteopenia/osteoporosis of the right hip is currently rated at 10 percent, and his impairment of the thigh of the right hip was increased to 10 percent after October 8, 2015. The disability rating for limitation of flexion of the right hip remains noncompensable.
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