The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hip and knee disabilities due to insufficient examination findings. The Veteran is also seeking a total disability rating based on individual unemployability, which was withdrawn prior to transfer of the appeal.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide an opinion regarding whether the Veteran's hip and knee disabilities are related to service or any other relevant factors such as aggravation by his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral femoral acetabular impingement syndrome, bilateral shin splints, bilateral patellofemoral pain syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2023
- Citation
- 23055194
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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).
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