The Board has granted service connection for a right hip disability, but has remanded the issue of service connection for a left hip or thigh disability.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the Veteran's competent and credible lay testimony of continuous hip problems since service.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip anteversion, degenerative joint disease (right hip), degenerative joint disease (left hip)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2023
- Citation
- 23003909
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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