The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA examination, and a new one must be provided.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's lay reports of the severity of his left hip disabilities were not adequately considered in the previous VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip flexion limitation, left hip abduction/rotation limitation, left hip extension limitation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 14, 2022
- Citation
- 22068582
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for ratings on four hip conditions has been dismissed due to their death.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment, warranting a TDIU.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection and initial compensable ratings for her hip disabilities should be remanded due to new evidence submitted, worsening of symptoms since previous examinations, and concerns about the December 2017 VA examination. The case will be returned to the RO for further action.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's left hip, lower extremity radiculopathy, and thoracolumbar sprain with traumatic arthritis require additional examination to determine their current severity. The issues of rating higher than 10 percent for limitation of left hip extension, limitation of flexion of the left hip, and trochanteric bursitis of the left hip are remanded as well.
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