The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for right hip and knee disabilities due to inadequate examination results. The TDIU claim is also remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the disability rating claims.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not comply with the April 2021 directives regarding retrospective range of motion estimates and neurological manifestations, leading to a remand for further evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Limitation of Flexion, Right Hip Limitation of Abduction, Right Knee Medial Meniscus Tear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 23, 2021
- Citation
- 21070156
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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.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied as the hip disability did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating or higher based on limitation of motion. The reduction in ratings from 10% to 0% was found to be improper and restored.
- Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn their appeals regarding increased ratings and earlier effective dates for various conditions, including Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Lumbar Spine Disability, Radiculopathies, Hip Limitations, Migraine Headache Disorder, IBS, and GERD.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's requests for earlier effective dates for increased ratings of his right hip and thigh disabilities, as well as for a TDIU. The effective date for the right hip rating was set at June 5, 2023, based on the evidence showing an increase in disability within one year prior to that date.
- Granted
The Board has restored the Veteran's disability ratings for right hip limitation of abduction and flexion, finding that there was a sustained improvement in his ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work.
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