The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of VA examination for left hip avascular necrosis, and further evaluation is needed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left hip disorder needs to be evaluated by a VA orthopedist to determine its nature and etiology related to his active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip avascular necrosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 21, 2023
- Citation
- 23052132
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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 Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability evaluation due to individual unemployability (TDIU) as his service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from substantially gainful employment.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple conditions, including left knee degenerative joint disease, right knee degenerative joint disease, thoracolumbar spine degenerative joint disease and degenerative disc disease, major depressive disorder with alcohol use disorder, avascular necrosis of the left hip, and sleep apnea, all as secondary to service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for left hip avascular necrosis, finding that it is related to his in-service injury.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's left hip disability is being remanded for further evaluation due to the need for an addendum VA opinion to address both causation and aggravation of his service-connected bilateral knee DJD and/or acquired psychiatric disabilities, specifically alcohol use disorder.
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