The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left hip disability and migraines due to her service-connected disabilities. The cases are being returned for further examination and opinion.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations provided were insufficient, and additional evidence is needed to determine the etiology of the Veteran's left leg disability and migraines.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip labral tear, left extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2018
- Citation
- 18142672
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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.
- Denied
The Veteran's left hip disability is currently rated at 20 percent for labral tear with femoral acetabular impingement syndrome and osteoarthritis with thigh impairment, 10 percent for limitation of flexion, and 10 percent for limitation of extension. The appeal has been denied as the evidence does not support a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for her left hip labral tear, finding that it is related to her active duty service.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of July 31, 2012, for the award of service connection for lumbar DDD and bilateral extremity radiculopathy.
- Denied
The Veteran's left hip condition is currently rated at 10 percent for limitation of extension to no worse than 5 degrees, with no other compensable limitations. The Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted.
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