The Board has found that there was not substantial compliance with its previous remand instructions and thus the case is being returned for further development.
The deciding factor: The July 2021 VA examination report is inadequate as it did not provide a rationale for the conclusions regarding secondary causation or aggravation of the Veteran's bilateral hip disability by his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- osteoarthritis of the bilateral hips
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 1, 2021
- Citation
- 21066617
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, but denied an increased disability rating for the Veteran's herniated nucleus pulposus with post-traumatic arthritis of the lumbar spine.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for osteoarthritis of the bilateral hips, right hip, and left hip due to a lack of recent VA treatment records and need for a new examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for glaucoma, osteoarthritis of the lower back and bilateral hips, hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to lack of sufficient medical evidence.
- Granted
The Veteran's osteoarthritis of both hips was aggravated by his service-connected right and left knee disabilities, and he is granted service connection for this condition.
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