The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for additional development due to insufficient opinions regarding whether his hip disability is a congenital defect or disease, and if so, whether it was aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinions were inadequate as they did not provide sufficient rationale for their conclusions regarding the nature of the Veteran's hip condition and its relationship to service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hip dysplasia, osteoarthritis of both hips
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 20, 2023
- Citation
- 23017220
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a new VA examination regarding the nature of the Veteran's bilateral hip disorder, specifically whether it is a congenital defect or disease and if it was aggravated by service.
- Granted
The Veteran was granted a TDIU for the period from June 22, 2015 to August 9, 2020 due to his service-connected disabilities. For the earlier period, he did not meet the criteria.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral hip condition is remanded due to the need for further examination and medical opinion regarding the nature, etiology, and relationship of her diagnosed conditions to service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a groin disability, finding that there was no direct evidence linking his current osteoarthritis and degenerative arthritis to his military service. The preponderance of the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during or were related to any in-service injury or disease.
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