The Veteran's claim for service connection for degenerative joint disease of the bilateral hips, status post left hip replacement is being remanded due to incomplete development and need for an addendum medical opinion.
The deciding factor: An addendum medical opinion is needed to address whether the Veteran's degenerative joint disease of the bilateral hips arose during or within one year of service and if it is etiologically related to in-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease of the bilateral hips
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2014
- Citation
- 1425205
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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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- Whole decision: Granted
The appeal for service connection for hypertension has been granted.,The appeal for service connection for loss of vision, left eye and bilateral blurred vision has been granted.,The appeal for service connection for degenerative joint disease of the bilateral hips has been denied.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's current osteoarthritis of the bilateral feet, ankles, knees, hips, and lumbosacral disc syndrome are granted as service-connected.
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