The Board remands the matter for a complete VA medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's hip disability in substantial compliance with previous remand requests.
The deciding factor: The March 2021 VA addendum medical opinion was found to be incomplete and not in substantial compliance with the February 2021 Board remand requests.
- Claimed conditions
- Hip disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2024
- Citation
- 24032061
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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Partly granted
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- Dismissed
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- Partly granted
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