The Board has remanded the claims for a new examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's service-connected left hip disability, including range of motion testing and consideration of flare-ups. The TDIU claim is also remanded due to incompletion of VA Form 21-8940.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the April 2021 VA examination was inadequate for adjudication as it did not comply with the July 2019 Joint Motion for Partial Remand (JMPR) and failed to provide an adequate rationale regarding retrospective findings.
- Claimed conditions
- left, trochanteric pain syndrome, iliotibial band syndrome, hip strain (flexion), limitation of abduction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2023
- Citation
- 23006181
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of his right hip disability is denied as the earliest date of entitlement is April 21, 2025.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right knee strain, arthralgia, iliotibial band syndrome, and shin splints, restored a 10% rating for the left knee sprain with iliotibial band friction, arthralgia and shin splints based on painful flexion effective April 13, 2021, granted a 30% rating from February 10, 2022, denied ratings in excess of 10% for left knee sprain with iliotibial band friction, arthralgia and shin splints based on limitation of flexion prior to February 10, 2022 and limitation of extension, and remanded service connection for depression as secondary to a service-connected disability.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn their appeal regarding the issues of increased evaluations for service-connected left hip femoral acetabular impingement syndrome, limitation of extension, right hip condition, limitation of abduction, left lower extremity scar, left hip, and for entitlement to service connection for a bilateral foot condition.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for left knee disability and a higher rating for his left shoulder disability is granted, effective July 23, 2013. The May 2014 decision denying these claims based on CUE is revised.
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