The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of her case.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that new examinations should be scheduled as there is no documentation that the Veteran was properly notified of the scheduled examinations, which could affect the outcome of her increased rating and TDIU claims.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of labral tear of the left hip, left hip scar, left lateral cutaneous nerve neuroma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19165737
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Decisions by this judge: 1,071 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, and the Board denied his claim for total disability due to individual unemployability (TDIU).
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates for the awards of service connection for a left hip disability and a left hip scar, but denied an increased rating for a left hip scar.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to glioblastoma, a type of brain cancer, under the PACT Act and remanded several other claims related to various disabilities.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and service connection, as well as an initial compensable rating.
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