The Board has granted service connection for right hip DJD as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected total knee replacement with DJD, right knee.,However, a rating in excess of 30 percent for the Veteran's right knee disability is still pending and will be remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran’s right hip DJD is secondary to his service-connected total knee replacement with DJD.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD), Total Knee Replacement with DJD, Right Knee
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 15, 2018
- Citation
- 18142474
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's right hip disability and their military service. A VA examination is needed to determine if there is a connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for further development due to the Veteran's failure to appear for an examination, and to obtain a medical opinion regarding the etiology of his claimed disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for service-connected right hip DJD and for TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities. The claims are being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling an appropriate VA examination.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right hip and right knee degenerative joint disease, finding that the conditions are due to repetitive trauma injuries sustained in service.
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