The Board has remanded the cases for further development and to obtain a VA examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hip disabilities, including any functional loss due to flare-ups or repetitive use over time.
The deciding factor: The Board found that an additional VA examination is necessary to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hip disabilities and to address whether there is functional loss due to flare-ups or repetitive use over time.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Replacement, Left Hip Replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19191925
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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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