The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of various hip and leg disabilities, as well as an initial evaluation in excess of 50 percent for PTSD. The appeal is dismissed.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the claim of residuals of a low back injury, and the Veteran does not have current diagnoses of left or right hip or leg disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back injury, Left hip disorder, Right hip disorder, Left leg disorder, Right leg disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 25, 2018
- Citation
- 18138029
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right and left hip disorders, as secondary to service-connected lumbar spine strain with bilateral lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy. The case will be returned to the AOJ for further review.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for right hip total arthroplasty prior to March 22, 2023 is dismissed due to procedural defects.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right hip disorder, finding that it resulted from an injury incurred during active military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that there has not been substantial compliance with the previous remand directives regarding the issue of entitlement to service connection for a right leg condition. Therefore, another remand is required.
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