The Veteran's current right hip disability is being remanded for additional medical examination and opinion to determine if it is at least as likely as not aggravated by service-connected degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine.
The deciding factor: The August 2007 VA examiner did not provide an opinion on whether the Veteran's current right hip disability, including AVN and arthritis, is aggravated by his service-connected degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine. The claim is therefore remanded for additional medical examination and opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip AVN, right hip degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2010
- Citation
- 1009234
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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
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