Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development, including a new examination to address deficiencies in the previous VA examination and readjudication of the claims.
The deciding factor: The previous VA examination did not comply with the requirements set forth by Sharp v. Shulkin, 29 Vet. App. 26, 34-36 (2017), necessitating a new examination to properly evaluate the Veteran's service-connected hip disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip strain limitation of flexion, left hip strain limitation of flexion, right hip strain limitation of adduction, abduction, and rotation, left hip strain limitation of adduction, abduction, and rotation, right hip strain limitation of extension, left hip strain limitation of extension
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25008890
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