The Veteran's service-connected left hip disability is being remanded for a more contemporaneous examination to assess the current nature and severity of his condition, as well as for additional VA treatment records. The TDIU issue is also being deferred due to its inextricability with the rating claim.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected left hip disability requires further evaluation due to allegations of worsening symptoms during flare-ups.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease, Left Hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19131315
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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.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for degenerative joint disease of the left hip, right hip, left knee, and back. The decision affirms that these conditions are related to the Veteran's active military service.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeal for increased evaluations and service connection was denied. His left hip disability, bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy, and right shoulder pain were all found to not meet the criteria for higher ratings or service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 20 percent for degenerative joint disease, left hip is being remanded due to the need for additional development including a VA examination and consideration of whether an extraschedular evaluation is warranted.
- Granted
The Veteran's degenerative joint disease, left hip, has been manifested by limited extension to 5 degrees. The Board finds a separate 10 percent rating is warranted for this condition under Diagnostic Code 5251.
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