Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for further evidentiary development to obtain an opinion that complies with prior remand directives.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not provide sufficient information detailing the Veteran's functional impairment or range of motion loss during flare-ups, as required by Sharp v. Shulkin, 29 Vet. App. 26 (2017).
- Claimed conditions
- right hip strain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2025
- Citation
- 25014472
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