The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and affording the Veteran a new VA examination to determine the current severity of his left hip disability.
The deciding factor: The prior examinations were inadequate due to lack of range of motion findings on active and passive motion and in weight-bearing and nonweight-bearing conditions. The case is remanded for these purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip strain with degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2016
- Citation
- 1644780
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection were remanded due to incomplete records and need for further examination. The rating for the lumbar spine disability was denied, as it did not meet the criteria for a higher rating prior to November 19, 2020, and after that date in excess of 40 percent.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection for left and right hip strain with degenerative joint disease have been dismissed due to the withdrawal of his appeal by his representative.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for left and right hip disabilities as secondary to a service-connected back disability, with a 40 percent rating effective September 13, 2016.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of various conditions, including prostatic hypertrophy and aortic aneurysm, as well as claims for increased ratings. The appeals were dismissed due to the death of the appellant.
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