The Board has remanded three issues related to the Veteran's hip replacements and limitation of motion. The Veteran is seeking higher ratings for his hip conditions, which are currently rated as 50 percent, 10 percent, and 20 percent respectively.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide a clear picture of the extent of additional functional loss experienced by the Veteran after repeated use over time and during flare-ups.
- Claimed conditions
- status post right hip replacement, limitation of motion (flexion) of the left hip prior to October 17, 2016, status post left hip replacement from December 1, 2017
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 20, 2020
- Citation
- 20048219
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a left hip disability, right hip disability, low back disability, left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, and tinnitus.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service connection claims for various disabilities are being remanded due to the need to obtain her Reserve service records and provide TERA opinions regarding certain conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's current right hip disability is related to his in-service injury, which he now believes was actually a right hip injury. The VA must provide an addendum opinion addressing this issue.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to January 1, 2016 due to service-connected disabilities. The evidence did not show that his service-connected conditions precluded him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment.
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