The Veteran's bilateral hip and thigh disabilities are being remanded for further examination to determine their current severity, as the previous VA examinations did not include all required testing.
The deciding factor: The previous VA examinations did not include all required testing as per 38 C.F.R. § 4.59 and Correia v. McDonald (2016).
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hip strain with arthritis, bilateral thigh disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 11, 2018
- Citation
- 18141837
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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 Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims due to inadequate medical opinions in previous examinations.
- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand several issues, including the Veteran's claims for service connection for his bilateral thigh disability as secondary to his service-connected back disability and for increased ratings of various disabilities. The decision also includes a request for additional VA examinations and an updated VA Form 21-8940.
- Granted
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