The Board found that the Veteran's left hip symptoms are associated with his service-connected sacroiliac disability and denied a separate rating for a left hip disability. For the period from July 14, 2010 to August 23, 2011, the Veteran was granted an increased rating of 10 percent for chronic sacroiliac joint disorder.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's left hip symptoms are manifestations of his service-connected sacroiliac disability and cannot be separated from it.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Hip Disability, Chronic Sacroiliac Joint Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 13, 2016
- Citation
- 1619541
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for the claimed conditions as there is no persuasive evidence of current diagnoses or in-service incurrence or aggravation.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for both a right hip disability and a left hip disability, finding that the Veteran's observable symptoms of pain and stiffness began during his active service and have persisted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder is granted a 70% rating. The left hip disability claim is remanded due to insufficient medical opinion regarding causation and aggravation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left hip disabilities due to a failure to obtain a medical opinion addressing whether his current hip conditions are related to documented in-service injuries.
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