The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected right and left hip disabilities due to inadequate examination findings. The Veteran will need a new VA examination to comply with the requirements set forth in Correia v. McDonald, 28 Vet. App. 158 (2016).
The deciding factor: The Board found that the March 2016 VA examination was inadequate for rating purposes due to the examiner's failure to provide rationale regarding the functional impact of flare-ups in terms of additional loss of motion.
- Claimed conditions
- Right hip limitation of flexion due to trochanteric pain syndrome with bursitis, Left hip limitation of flexion due to trochanteric pain syndrome with bursitis, Right hip limitation of rotation due to trochanteric pain syndrome with bursitis, Left hip limitation of rotation due to trochanteric pain syndrome with bursitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 17, 2020
- Citation
- 20073655
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
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