The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and need for additional private treatment records. The Veteran's hip disability is rated at 10 percent, but her claims for higher ratings are still pending.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not account for the Veteran’s reports of pain during flare-ups as required by the Court in Sharp v. Shulkin (2017).
- Claimed conditions
- left trochanteric pain syndrome, iliotibial band syndrome, hip strain (limitation of flexion), hip strain (limitation of abduction)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2020
- Citation
- 20068170
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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right knee strain, arthralgia, iliotibial band syndrome, and shin splints, restored a 10% rating for the left knee sprain with iliotibial band friction, arthralgia and shin splints based on painful flexion effective April 13, 2021, granted a 30% rating from February 10, 2022, denied ratings in excess of 10% for left knee sprain with iliotibial band friction, arthralgia and shin splints based on limitation of flexion prior to February 10, 2022 and limitation of extension, and remanded service connection for depression as secondary to a service-connected disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for additional development, including obtaining outstanding medical records and scheduling an examination to determine the nature and severity of the Veteran's service-connected left lower extremity meralgia paresthetica and iliotibial band syndrome.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left knee disorders to VA for a more complete examination.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee disability, including iliotibial band syndrome, is related to his service and grants entitlement to service connection.
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