The Board remands the appeal for further development, including a new VA examination with a qualified orthopedist to address the Veteran's left hip disability and related issues.
The deciding factor: The previous examination did not comply with the Board's remand instructions regarding pain points during testing and functional ankylosis, necessitating a new opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- Limited extension of the left hip, Impairment of the left thigh, Limited flexion of the left hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2025
- Citation
- 25004402
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,156 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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