The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for her service-connected right and left hip trochanteric bursitis with limited flexion due to a lack of adequate examination, including consideration of flare-ups.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not consider the Veteran’s reports of frequent flare-ups during the examination, which is required by recent court decisions.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip trochanteric bursitis, left hip trochanteric bursitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19186520
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a right hip condition, back condition, and right ankle strain as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right knee condition.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection and effective dates as they were improperly filed under the new Direct Review docket system.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for right hip trochanteric bursitis, a compensable rating for right hip limitation of flexion, and entitlement to TDIU due to an inadequate examination.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for several conditions but granted it for right hip disability and assigned a 20 percent rating for right knee instability. Some issues were remanded.
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