The Board has decided that the Veteran's right hip arthritis and resultant hip replacement may be related to his service-connected left knee disability, but needs further examination to determine if this is true.
The deciding factor: Further medical evaluation is needed to determine whether the Veteran’s right hip condition was aggravated by his service-connected left knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip arthritis, hip replacement
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 21, 2018
- Citation
- 18137568
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for left hip arthritis, right hip arthritis, type II diabetes, right lower extremity neuropathy, left lower extremity neuropathy, and sleep apnea as they have become service-connected in other rating decisions.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and dismissed all other appeals related to various joint conditions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly compensation based on housebound status as he does not have a single disability rated at 100% and his disabilities are not so severe that they render him substantially confined to his residence.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
Your appeals for prostate cancer and right hip arthritis have been dismissed due to the Veteran's passing. The Board cannot issue a decision on these claims as they are no longer pending.
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