The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to a recent Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC) decision in Ward v. Wilkie, which held that secondary service connection is warranted for any incremental increase in disability resulting from service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The CAVC's reasoning in Ward v. Wilkie requires consideration of the nature and etiology of the Veteran’s bilateral hip disability, including its relationship to his service-connected disabilities and whether it has undergone an incremental increase in disability.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hip disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2020
- Citation
- 20000216
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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: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal concerning the service connection for various disabilities, including bilateral ankle, hip, shoulder, and knee disabilities, as well as an acquired psychiatric disorder and heat sensitivity.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's bilateral hip disability and TDIU claim are remanded due to the need for a VA examination and consideration of inextricably intertwined issues.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of his claims.
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