The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for right hip extension, abduction/adduction, and trochanteric pain syndrome due to incomplete VA treatment records. The AOJ is required to obtain all VISTA Imaging records from November 2019 and January to May 2022.
The deciding factor: The Board found a pre-decisional duty to assist error for failing to ensure the Veteran's complete VA treatment records were associated with the claims file prior to adjudication.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip extension, right hip abduction/adduction, right hip trochanteric pain syndrome (includes trochanteric bursitis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 27, 2026
- Citation
- A26039119
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for all issues related to hip flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, and rotation ratings as well as service connection for bladder disorder. Effective October 15, 2019, SMC was granted due to the Veteran's multiple service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a lumbar spine disability, neuropathy, and bilateral hip and shoulder disabilities, as well as non-compensable ratings for residuals of right inguinal hernia repair and a scar associated with that surgery.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew all pending appeals, leading to the dismissal of all claims.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for increased ratings for right hip flexion, right thigh impairment, and right hip extension to obtain an addendum opinion assessing the severity of these conditions absent the ameliorative effects of medication.
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