The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for osteopenia/osteoporosis of the right hip, impairment of the thigh of the right hip, and limitation of flexion of the right hip due to inadequate VA medical examination reports. The Veteran is required to undergo a new VA examination that complies with Sharp v. Shulkin (2017) and Correia v. McDonald (2016).
The deciding factor: The Board found that the previous VA examinations were insufficient, particularly regarding functional loss during flare-ups and additional range of motion loss on repeated use or during flare-ups.
- Claimed conditions
- osteopenia/osteoporosis of the right hip, impairment of the thigh of the right hip, limitation of flexion of the right hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 27, 2020
- Citation
- 20036319
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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: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's bilateral hip conditions and set an effective date of September 4, 2024.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed all issues related to initial ratings for various conditions as the Veteran, through her authorized representative, requested withdrawal of the appeal.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has granted service connection for various hip, ankle, and knee conditions. However, the Veteran did not appeal these decisions to the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC), so the claims are dismissed.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for earlier effective dates related to various left and right hip, knee, shoulder, and other conditions as they were freestanding claims not continuously pursued from the initial rating decisions.
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