The Board has determined that the Veteran's right hip disability is etiologically related to his service-connected right knee disability, and thus grants service connection for this condition on a secondary basis.
The deciding factor: The Board found in favor of the Veteran by giving him the benefit of doubt and finding that his right hip disability is aggravated by his service-connected right knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD), Right Total Hip Arthroplasty
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 29, 2016
- Citation
- 1630459
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's right hip disability and their military service. A VA examination is needed to determine if there is a connection.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's right total hip arthroplasty was granted a 70 percent evaluation as of October 18, 2021.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development to obtain treatment records, conduct examinations, and provide opinions regarding the severity of his service-connected conditions and their relationship to in-service noise exposure.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development and evaluation of the Veteran's right knee disability, specifically regarding instability. The Veteran is also pending a decision on his claim for increased rating for his right hip arthroplasty.
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