The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a bilateral hip disability, as further development is necessary to ensure substantial compliance with prior remand directives.
The deciding factor: The June 2023 VA examination and October 2023 addendum opinion are found inadequate due to conflicting opinions and improper application of concepts relevant to the analysis of the Veteran's claim.
- Claimed conditions
- disability of the hips, to include dysplasia and osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2024
- Citation
- 24002255
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.
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