The Board has determined that the April 2012 VA examination and September 2012 DBQ are inadequate for assessing whether a current disability exists due to bilateral hip pain. The Veteran's claim is therefore remanded for a new VA examination.
The deciding factor: The April 2012 VA examination did not adequately assess the current existence of a disability due to bilateral hip pain, as it only considered the Veteran’s symptoms without evaluating their functional impact and whether they are related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hip pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2018
- Citation
- 18125802
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for higher ratings and service connection are being remanded due to scheduling conflicts preventing VA examinations, and the claim for a higher rating based on multiple noncompensable disabilities is inextricably intertwined with other pending claims.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for left ankle pain, allergic rhinitis, and bilateral hip pain due to potential errors in decision-making.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew all appeals related to his service connection claims for various conditions, including sinusitis allergies, bilateral ankle pain, bilateral knee pain, and heat sensitive low tolerance. The appeal is dismissed as a result.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal as his September 2020 substantive appeal was not timely filed, based on the VA Form 9 being received after the expiration of the 60-day time limit for filing a substantive appeal following the February 2020 SOC.
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