The Board remands the claims for increased ratings for various service-connected disabilities to obtain additional VA examinations, as the current evidence is inadequate.
The deciding factor: The December 2023 VA examinations were found to be inadequate due to pain and inability to perform range of motion testing in all planes of motion during flare-ups.
- Claimed conditions
- Left hip limitation of extension, Left hip limitation of rotation, Left hip trochanteric pain syndrome, Right knee strain with tendinosis (right knee disability), Right lateral collateral ligament sprain (right ankle disability), Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with insomnia disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25035651
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities cause the need for regular aid and attendance of another person, which is granted based on the evidence provided.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several of the Veteran's claims for further development and consideration. The issues include an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for a lumbar disability, as well as ratings for various knee and hip conditions.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation prior to April 6, 2022. Therefore, the claim for TDIU prior to that date is denied.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a temporary total rating based on convalescence and entitlement to specially adapted housing, as he was not service-connected for a lumbar spine disability at the time of his spinal laminectomy in December 2019, and there is no evidence of loss or loss of use of any extremities that would preclude locomotion without the aid of braces, crutches, canes, or a wheelchair.
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