The Board has remanded the case due to concerns about VA care and treatment of a surgical site infection, which may have contributed to the Veteran's abnormal gait.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for further examination and opinion regarding whether VA care proximately caused the continuance or natural progress of the Veteran's altered gait due to a failure to timely diagnose and properly treat the surgical site infection after a total hip arthroplasty.
- Claimed conditions
- abnormal gait
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2021
- Citation
- A21020028
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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).
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- Whole decision: Denied
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