The Board has determined that the VA examinations and opinions relied upon in making the decision are inadequate, as they did not adequately address the Veteran's reports of an altered gait or limp associated with his right knee disability. The claim is therefore being remanded for further examination and opinion.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions were insufficient to address the Veteran's reported altered gait due to his service-connected right knee disability, which may have contributed to his low back pain and bilateral hip pain.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative changes of the lumbar spine, Left hip intramedullary irregularity, Right hip trochanteric pain syndrome
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2022
- Citation
- A22023581
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's right ankle disability has been granted service connection. The Veteran's right hip trochanteric pain syndrome is remanded for further review.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for a thoracolumbar spine disability, finding that the VA examination and opinion were inadequate as they did not consider the Veteran's complete medical history. The case is now to be reviewed with an addendum VA opinion.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal was dismissed because the Board Appeal request was not timely filed with respect to the June 14, 2023 rating decision that decreased the rating for degenerative changes of the lumbar spine to 20 percent effective September 1, 2023.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims due to a need for additional medical examination to determine the severity of the Veteran's right hip disability.
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