The Veteran's claims for various hip and knee conditions, as well as bilateral hearing loss and right knee status post arthroplasty, are being remanded due to the addition of new evidence not yet reviewed by the AOJ.
The deciding factor: New evidence has been added to the file since the last adjudication, and the Veteran did not waive AOJ consideration of this evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip strain (limitation of extension), right hip strain (limitation of extension), fracture with mallet right ring finger, post operative and traumatic arthritis, right hip strain (limitation of flexion), right hip strain (impairment of the thigh), left hip strain (impairment of the thigh)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 11, 2022
- Citation
- 22045661
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased disability ratings due to a duty to assist error.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for left hip strain (limitation of flexion), limitation of abduction, and limitation of extension. The evidence did not support higher disability ratings under any applicable diagnostic codes.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeal for higher ratings for his bilateral hip disabilities was denied. He is still entitled to a compensable rating for left hip strain (other impairment) and an initial 10 percent rating, but no higher, for right hip strain (other impairment). The other issues were denied.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for the Veteran's service-connected depressive disorder due to another medical condition with depressive features and generalized anxiety disorder, denied a higher rating for his migraine including migraine variants, and denied ratings for other conditions.
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