The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hip disability and whether it is related to service.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded because the provided medical opinions were inadequate in explaining the nature and etiology of the Veteran's hip disabilities, particularly their relationship to service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hip/femoral anteversion, trochanteric bursitis, iliopsoas tendinitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 22, 2020
- Citation
- 20042188
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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 determined that the Veteran's bilateral hip disability is etiologically related to service and grants her claim for service connection.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for left hip trochanteric pain syndrome and iliopsoas tendinitis, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his military service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has restored the previously assigned disability ratings for trochanteric pain syndrome and iliopsoas tendinitis of the right hip with limitation of flexion and thigh impairment from 20 percent to 20 percent, as the reductions were not based on improvement in the Veteran's ability to function under ordinary conditions.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted a disability rating of 20 percent for trochanteric bursitis of the left thigh, effective October 3, 2022. The Veteran's main contention was that he should have received this higher rating since August 31, 2015.
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