The Veteran's bilateral hip disabilities are being remanded for further evaluation, and his TDIU claim is also being remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran testified that his bilateral hip disabilities have increased in severity since the last examination. The Board finds that a new VA examination is necessary to assess the current severity of his hip disabilities. Additionally, the issue of entitlement to TDIU has been raised by the record and must be developed and adjudicated.
- Claimed conditions
- limitation of flexion of the left hip, limitation of flexion of the right hip, femoral acetabular impingement syndrome of the left hip, status post labral repair, femoral acetabular impingement syndrome of the right hip, status post labral repair
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20058956
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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 granted service connection for the Veteran's bilateral hip conditions and set an effective date of September 4, 2024.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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