The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for right hip strain limitation of extension, right hip strain, thigh impairment, and a compensable evaluation of right hip strain with limitation of flexion for additional VA examination.
The deciding factor: The Board failed to address material evidence within the January 2019 VA examination and November 2019 addendum opinion, as well as VA treatment records regarding muscle strength.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip strain limitation of extension, right hip strain, thigh impairment, right hip strain with limitation of flexion
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25058738
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,456 · Granted: 23% (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.
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