The Veteran's initial evaluations for her service-connected bilateral hip disabilities have been denied. The case is remanded to further evaluate the Veteran’s right and left hip conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not meet the criteria for higher ratings under applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Fracture, Left Hip Fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20001437
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's prescribed Quetiapine, used to treat his service-connected PTSD, caused him to fall and subsequently fracture his hip, leading to his death. Therefore, the claim for service connection for the cause of death is granted.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 100 percent since September 9, 2013. He also has additional service-connected disabilities independently rated at more than 60 percent, meeting the criteria for SMC at the house bound rate.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeal for higher ratings for his right hip disability was denied. He is currently rated at 10 percent for limitation of flexion and no rating has been assigned for limitation of adduction.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case for further development due to the complexity of the appeal and the need for an independent medical opinion.
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