The Veteran's claims for a higher rating for his right hip condition and for service connection for his left hip pain are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations.
The deciding factor: The VA needs more information about the current severity of the Veteran's right hip condition and whether his left hip pain is related to his service-connected right hip disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Right hip labral tear with scar, Left hip pain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19177124
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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).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left hip pain as secondary to his service-connected lumbosacral strain due to inadequate medical opinions.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for depressive disorder and left hip pain, but granted service connection for lumbar left lower extremity radiculopathy.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
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