The Board remands the claim for a left lower extremity condition, to include a left gluteal muscle condition, for further development including obtaining SSA records and new VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The Board erred in failing to address whether the duty to assist was satisfied regarding obtaining outstanding Social Security Administration (SSA) records and did not provide an adequate statement of reasons or bases addressing certain diagnoses.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity condition, left gluteal muscle condition, left hip disability (osteoarthritis, left lateral trochanteric bursitis), left knee disability (arthralgia)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 16, 2025
- Citation
- 25008040
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Decisions by this judge: 1,680 · Granted: 24% (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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