The Board remands the claim for an adequate medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hip disabilities, specifically addressing whether they were aggravated by his service-connected left foot disability.
The deciding factor: The March 2023 VA medical opinion was inadequate as it failed to conduct the two separate inquiries (i.e. causation and aggravation) necessary to provide an adequate secondary service connection opinion in this instance.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hip disabilities
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25025644
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 857 · Granted: 35% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation A25025644.
What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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