The Board has determined that the severance of service connection for right hip degenerative arthritis effective as of September 30, 2010 was improper. The Veteran's claim for service connection for a lumbosacral spine disorder remains pending.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish clear and unmistakable error in the original award of service connection for right hip degenerative arthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Degenerative Arthritis, Lumbosacral Spine Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 9, 2013
- Citation
- 1325296
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for left thigh and right thigh limitation of extension, flexion, as well as left hip bursitis with adduction limitation. The Veteran's range of motion was found to be limited by pain but not significantly affecting function.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed as the claims have been fully granted with effective dates assigned.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate medical opinions provided in his VA examinations. The claims include tension headaches, a psychiatric disability (diagnosed as generalized anxiety disorder), a cervical spine disorder, hand tremors, a lumbosacral spine disorder, a gastrointestinal disorder, and residuals of a hydrocele.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's service-connected right hip disabilities have been granted increased evaluations, with the effective date being October 25, 2021.
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