The Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral hip condition, claimed as secondary to his service-connected low back and right knee disabilities, is being remanded due to conflicting opinions on the etiology of the hip condition. The Board seeks clarification on whether the hip disorder was caused or aggravated by the service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion regarding causation and aggravation of the bilateral hip condition by the service-connected low back and right knee disabilities is unclear, necessitating further examination and opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hip condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2013
- Citation
- 1306566
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