The Board has remanded two issues related to the Veteran's service-connected right hip disability, including her internal derangement and limited extension. The remand is due to inadequate examination reports and outstanding VA treatment records.
The deciding factor: The examination reports are insufficient to determine the extent of functional impairment with repetitive use over time, and there may be missing VA treatment records that could provide relevant information.
- Claimed conditions
- limited extension of the right hip, internal derangement of the right hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2019
- Citation
- 19133466
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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded all issues for further evaluation due to inadequate VA examinations.
- Granted
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