The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hip and knee disabilities, finding that there was no relationship between these conditions and his service-connected back disability or active duty service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found that gait changes during flare-ups of the service-connected back disability were not expected to cause the Veteran’s bilateral hip and knee disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- left and right hip disability, left and right knee disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 27, 2018
- Citation
- 18101082
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What this means for you
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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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