The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service-connected left hip disabilities due to insufficient development and lack of clarity in previous examinations.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for additional examination and clarification regarding functional loss and impairment during flare-ups or with repeated use over time.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip injury/pain, limitation of flexion, left hip, degenerative joint disease of the left hip with an impairment of the thigh
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 30, 2020
- Citation
- 20050638
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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: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection and increased ratings, finding no evidence of entitlement to an earlier date than those assigned by the RO.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further evidentiary development.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's right hip condition is aggravated by his service-connected left hip condition.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for initial compensable ratings for her service-connected left hip disabilities are being remanded due to the inadequacy of the January 2023 examination. A new examination is needed with an orthopedist who has not previously evaluated her.
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