The Board has ordered additional medical opinions to clarify the nature of the Veteran's right hip conditions and determine if any service-connected disabilities have aggravated them. The case is being returned for further review.
The deciding factor: The VA clinician needs to provide a clear determination on whether the Veteran's right hip conditions are congenital defects or diseases, and assess whether they are aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Femoral Acetabular Impingement Syndrome (FAI), Osteoarthritis of the Right Hip
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2023
- Citation
- 23063220
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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.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unemployable prior to January 19, 2011. The evidence does not substantiate a reasonable possibility that he is unemployable by reason of his service-connected conditions.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unemployable prior to January 19, 2011. The Board found insufficient evidence to substantiate a reasonable possibility that the Veteran is unemployable by reason of his service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for right hip strain, limitation of extension, limitation of flexion, and impairment of thigh due to unclear examination findings and lack of discussion regarding a relationship between osteoarthritis and a tear in the superior acetabular labrum.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings have been denied as the evidence does not support a higher rating during the periods specified.
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