The Board has determined that the Veteran's right hip arthritis is at least as likely as not related to service, but his right shoulder and lumbar spine disabilities are not shown to be related to service.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish a link between the current right shoulder and lumbar spine disabilities and the in-service vehicle accident or mine explosion. The Veteran's complaints of these conditions pre-date service by many years and there is no medical evidence linking them to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic arthritis of the right hip, Disability of the right shoulder, Disability of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 25, 2013
- Citation
- 1330719
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a lumbar spine disability and radiculopathy affecting both lower extremities due to missing medical records from VA facilities and an incomplete report of an MRI scan.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded three claims related to traumatic arthritis of the right hip, left shoulder, and lumbar spine due to inadequate examinations in the prior decision. The Veteran is required to provide updated treatment records and undergo new VA examinations to assess the current severity of his disabilities.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected traumatic arthritis of the lumbar spine, left shoulder, and right hip have been granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including scheduling VA examinations and obtaining additional medical records. The issues include increased ratings for service-connected lumbar spine, left shoulder, and right hip disabilities, as well as entitlement to a TDIU.
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