The Board dismissed the claim of service connection for bilateral retropatellar pain syndrome and remanded the claims for increased ratings for right hip DJD and left hip DJD.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current hip conditions are related to his vascular claudication condition, which may be causing additional symptoms such as hip pain and difficulty with extended standing and walking.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral retropatellar pain syndrome, right hip degenerative joint disease (DJD), left hip degenerative joint disease (DJD)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 10, 2018
- Citation
- 18125673
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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