The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hip conditions prior to August 4, 2020 due to insufficient evidence regarding the severity of his disabilities during flare-ups and after repetitive use.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide a clear explanation as to whether the Veteran experiences functional loss during flare-ups without resorting to speculation.
- Claimed conditions
- Tendonitis/bursitis, right greater trochanter, Limitation of extension of right thigh, Limitation of abduction of right thigh, Tendonitis/bursitis, left greater trochanter, Limitation of extension of left thigh, Limitation of abduction of left thigh
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 21, 2023
- Citation
- 23017602
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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 initial increased ratings for limitation of flexion and extension of the left hip prior to August 4, 2022 have been denied.,An initial compensable rating for impairment of the left thigh has also been denied.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's entitlement to a higher evaluation for impairment of the right thigh is granted, while his claims for limitation of extension and flexion are denied. His claim for right leg sciatica remains at its current 10% rating.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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