The Board has remanded the case due to non-compliance with previous directives and for a new medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's left hip disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not address the etiology of the Veteran's diagnosed left hip disability, which is required by the prior Board remand.
- Claimed conditions
- muscle/joint pains, left lower extremity, bilateral hip arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2023
- Citation
- 23007309
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for bilateral hip arthritis, acquired psychiatric disorder, right shoulder arthritis, and bilateral knee arthritis have been granted as they are found to be related to his active-duty service.
- Granted
The Board has found that the Veteran experienced arthritis of the bilateral shoulders, hips, lumbar spine, and left knee since active duty service. Service connection is granted for these conditions.
- Dismissed
The Board denied the veteran's appeals for timely filing of their requests to appeal various rating decisions, including those related to service connection and increased ratings for multiple conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hip arthritis, a bilateral knee condition, bilateral foot peripheral neuropathy, and toe fungus due to a lack of evidence showing current disabilities related to these conditions during or proximate to the pendency of the claim.
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