The Veteran's increased rating claim for his left total hip arthroplasty is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner needs to assess the current severity and manifestations of the Veteran’s left hip disability, including testing active motion, passive motion, pain with weight-bearing and without weight-bearing, and identifying any flare-ups or functional loss.
- Claimed conditions
- left total hip arthroplasty
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2018
- Citation
- 18125897
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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 Board remands the claims for further development and examination to ensure compliance with its previous remand instructions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for lumbosacral strain and left total hip arthroplasty as there was no evidence of these conditions in service or within a reasonable time thereafter, and the current conditions were not related to the Veteran's active duty.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of initial and increased ratings for right knee and left hip disabilities due to inadequate VA examinations.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that the VA's actions in providing the 2008 left total hip arthroplasty and 2013 right eye procedure caused additional disability to the Veteran, but it is unclear whether this was due to carelessness or negligence on the part of the VA. The case is being remanded for further examination and opinion.
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