The Veteran's claim of service connection for a right hip disorder is reopened, and the case is remanded to determine if his pre-existing condition worsened during service or was aggravated by it. The right ankle disorder is also being remanded as it may be related to the right hip disorder.
The deciding factor: The examiner will assess whether there was an increase in severity of the Veteran's pre-existing right hip disability during service and whether this increase was due to natural progression or aggravation.
- Claimed conditions
- Right hip disorder, Right ankle disorder
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 17, 2021
- Citation
- 21030107
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right and left hip disorders, as secondary to service-connected lumbar spine strain with bilateral lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy. The case will be returned to the AOJ for further review.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for right hip total arthroplasty prior to March 22, 2023 is dismissed due to procedural defects.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's right ankle disorder, finding that it was not shown to be related to his active duty service and did not meet the criteria for secondary service connection due to his left ankle disability.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right hip disorder, finding that it resulted from an injury incurred during active military service.
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