The Board remands the claims for a back condition and greater trochanteric pain syndrome (lateral hip pain) to ensure that due process is followed and there is a complete record upon which to decide the Veteran's claims.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary as there is insufficient competent medical evidence on file to make a decision on the claim, and an examination is required to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's back pain and related symptoms. Additionally, an opinion is needed to address whether the Veteran's level of hip pain reached the level of a functional impairment of earning capacity.
- Claimed conditions
- back condition, greater trochanteric pain syndrome (lateral hip pain)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25093196
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