The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination, requiring a new VA medical opinion on the relationship between the Veteran's current hip and knee disorders and his service.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on an inadequate VA medical opinion that did not consider the Veteran's lay statements about symptoms in service and after discharge.
- Claimed conditions
- lower extremity pain and swelling, hip disorders, knee disorders
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2023
- Citation
- 23001341
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Decisions by this judge: 715 · Granted: 43% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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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