The Board has remanded the case for additional development to obtain adequate medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's current right hip disorders are related to his service-connected back disorder and if they are aggravated by it.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there were no adequate medical opinions addressing direct service connection or secondary service connection, and thus a remand is necessary for further examination and opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- Right hip bursitis, Osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 2, 2022
- Citation
- 22050454
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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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