The Board remanded the veteran's claims for a higher disability rating for various hip and knee conditions. The VA needs to correct errors in evaluating the severity of these conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA did not ensure that the clinician reviewed all pertinent private orthopedic treatment records before making decisions on the severity of the veteran's disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip trochanteric pain syndrome (extension), left hip trochanteric pain syndrome (flexion), left hip trochanteric pain syndrome (thigh impairment), right hip trochanteric pain syndrome (thigh impairment), right hip trochanteric pain syndrome (extension), right hip trochanteric pain syndrome (flexion), right knee strain with degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25002014
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 785 · Granted: 27% (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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the failure to consider additional evidence submitted after the initial rating decisions.,Service connection claims for a left knee disability, lumbosacral spine disability, and lower extremity neuropathies require further development.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a right knee disability, finding that the Veteran's current condition is directly related to his active military service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 10 percent for right and left knee strain with degenerative arthritis, but remanded the claims for separate ratings based on instability and/or locking.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased ratings due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
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