The Veteran's bilateral hip disabilities are being remanded for further evaluation as the current severity of her service-connected conditions has not been determined.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's bilateral hip disabilities have worsened and a new examination is required to determine their current severity.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip stress fracture, right hip stress fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2026
- Citation
- A26034000
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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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- Denied
The appeal for a compensable initial rating for erectile dysfunction was withdrawn, and several claims for service connection were denied. Additionally, the Veteran's requests for earlier effective dates for various conditions and ratings for his disabilities were also denied.
- Denied
The Board denied earlier effective dates for the awards of service connection and initial ratings for various conditions, including a scar on back of neck/head, right hip limited abduction, adduction, and rotation, PTSD, OSA, hip stress fractures, tibia stress fracture, foot pes planus, pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), and erectile dysfunction (ED).
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals have been dismissed as she has withdrawn her claims for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for left hip stress fracture, service connection for low back strain, an anxiety condition, and PTSD.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for initial compensable and higher ratings for right hip stress fracture, limitation of flexion; impairment of abduction, adduction and rotation; and lumbar spine degenerative arthritis are being remanded due to a duty to assist error. The missing physical therapy records from the February 2020 VA examination need to be obtained.
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