The Board has remanded the claims for right and left hip muscle strain as they were not adequately addressed in the April 2024 VA examination report. The Veteran needs to be scheduled for an examination to determine the current level of severity of all impairment resulting from service-connected right and left hip muscle strain.
The deciding factor: The remand is required due to inadequate findings in the April 2024 VA examination report, specifically regarding additional range-of-motion loss due to flare-ups as per Sharp v. Shulkin (2017).
- Claimed conditions
- right hip muscle strain, left hip muscle strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2026
- Citation
- A26003729
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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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