The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for left hip bursitis with limited abduction, adduction, internal rotation, and external rotation; left hip bursitis with limited flexion; left hip bursitis with limited extension; and low back disability. The right hip disorder claim is also remanded.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner needs to determine whether the Veteran's right hip disorder is at least as likely as not caused by or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities, including his left hip bursitis, low back disability, and/or psychiatric disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip disorder, left hip bursitis with limited abduction, adduction, internal rotation, and external rotation, left hip bursitis with limited flexion, left hip bursitis with limited extension, low back disability
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2021
- Citation
- 21000857
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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
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