The Board has remanded the claims due to a need for additional medical examination to determine the severity of the Veteran's right hip disability.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for an updated VA examination to assess the current severity of the service-connected right hip disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Right hip trochanteric pain syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2026
- Citation
- A26001147
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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
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