The Board has determined that a medical opinion is necessary to address the Veteran's claims for service connection for left hip osteochondroma and iliopsoas tendonitis, including whether his conditions preexisted service or were aggravated by service. The case is being remanded for further evaluation.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that VA's duty to obtain a medical opinion arises due to the complex nature of the issues and the Veteran's history of orthopedic evaluations.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip osteochondroma, iliopsoas tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 7, 2023
- Citation
- 23049190
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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: Granted
The rating reduction for the Veteran's left hip trochanteris pain syndrome with femoral acetabular impingement syndrome and iliopsoas tendonitis, impairment of thigh from a 10 percent rating to a noncompensable rating was proper. The Veteran is currently rated at the maximum schedular rating for limitation of extension.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board finds that the Veteran's left hip disability, diagnosed as iliopsoas tendonitis, was incurred in service and grants service connection for this condition.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's current hip disabilities are not related to service and denied his claim for service connection.
- 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.
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