Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claims for a new examination to assess the severity of their service-connected hip and thigh disabilities. The Board found that the previous examiner did not adequately discuss functional loss during flare-ups or after repetitive use.
The deciding factor: The April 2023 VA examiner failed to adequately discuss what functional loss may exist, if any, during flare-ups or after repetitive use of the hip.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip degenerative arthritis with limitation of flexion, right hip degenerative arthritis with limitation of extension, right hip degenerative arthritis with limitation of the thigh, left hip degenerative arthritis with limitation of flexion, left hip degenerative arthritis with limitation of extension, left hip degenerative arthritis with limitation of the thigh
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25005529
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