The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for a right hip disorder.
The deciding factor: The newly submitted evidence did not relate to previously unestablished facts necessary to substantiate the claim or raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 19, 2007
- Citation
- 0733058
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional medical opinions are needed to address the etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions, particularly regarding his shoulder disorders and nasal surgeries. The claims for service connection have been remanded.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for right hip disorder, joint pain disorder, and right shoulder disorder due to inadequate VA examinations. The Board finds that the VA examinations are insufficient in addressing the Veteran's reported symptoms of continuous pain since service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's right and left hip disorders are granted service connection as the evidence supports an in-service injury and continuity of symptoms.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied due to lack of a current diagnosis for VA purposes, but tinnitus is granted as it began during service.
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