The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right hip disability, finding that it is not etiologically related to service and is not proximately due to or aggravated by her service-connected thoracolumbar spine condition.
The deciding factor: VA examinations were unable to establish an etiology as no current right hip condition was present during the examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Trochanteric Bursitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 23, 2016
- Citation
- 1637496
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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 Veteran's right hip trochanteric bursitis and GERD disabilities are being remanded for further evaluation. Service connection is also being remanded for several other conditions.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's claims have been withdrawn by his attorney, and the Board has dismissed all of the appealed issues.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's right hip disability, which includes degenerative arthritis, strain, and trochanteric bursitis with a history of total hip arthroplasty, is rated at 50 percent effective March 28, 2011.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's right hip trochanteric bursitis and degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine are granted with specific evaluations. The right ankle sprain is not compensable.
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