The Board has decided to remand 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
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2019
- Citation
- 19133466
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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 has remanded the cases for further development and examination to address the severity of the Veteran's right hip and knee disabilities, including any ameliorative effects of medication.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and rating issues due to outstanding VA and private treatment records not being obtained prior to adjudication.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right hip disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support higher disability ratings under the applicable criteria.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case for a new examination and opinion to address issues related to the Veteran's right hip disability, including range of motion during flare-ups and the effects of medication.
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