The Board has remanded the claim for an adequate VA examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected left hip condition, as the previous examination was inadequate.
The deciding factor: The May 2018 VA examination did not provide a clear assessment of range of motion testing and failed to fully inform the degree of difficulty with range of motion during flare-ups.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip arthroplasty
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 24, 2021
- Citation
- 21031872
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding his hip conditions.
- Denied
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