The Board has determined that the reduction in the disability rating for limitation of extension of the left hip/thigh associated with trochanteric pain syndrome from 10 percent to zero percent was not proper and has granted restoration to a 10 percent rating. The remaining issues on appeal are remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's improvement in his limitation of extension of the left hip/thigh associated with service-connected trochanteric pain syndrome is not shown, thus the reduction from 10 percent to zero percent was not proper.
- Claimed conditions
- trochanteric pain syndrome, iliotibial band syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19136115
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Decisions by this judge: 3,217 · Granted: 46% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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
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