The Board has determined that additional development is necessary before the claims for service connection for chronic left and right hip strains can be adjudicated.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations provided were inadequate, as they did not consider the Veteran's reported in-service injuries or his post-service employment with Blackwater Security. The Board therefore finds it necessary to obtain a new examination and opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic left hip strain, chronic right hip strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 30, 2014
- Citation
- 1429418
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for chronic right and left hip strains, finding that these disabilities arose from the Veteran's active duty service.
- Partly granted
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- Granted
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