The Board remands the claims for additional development, including obtaining retrospective medical opinions to address the functional impairment of the Veteran's bilateral hip and right foot disabilities during the relevant appeal period.
The deciding factor: Additional development is required before the claims may be adjudicated on the merits due to the need for retrospective opinions addressing the functional impairment of the Veteran's service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip trochanteric bursitis and impingement syndrome, right hip trochanteric bursitis and impingement syndrome, left hip trochanteric bursitis and impingement syndrome, with limitation of flexion, right hip trochanteric bursitis and impingement syndrome, with limitation of flexion, left hip trochanteric bursitis and impingement syndrome, with impairment of the thigh, right hip trochanteric bursitis and impingement syndrome, with impairment of the thigh, mild degenerative changes of the first metatarsophalangeal joint of the right foot, ruptured spleen, insomnia, sleep apnea (claimed as insomnia)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2023
- Citation
- 23000117
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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