The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for right hip strain and thoracolumbar spine degenerative joint disease with strain, both secondary to a left knee disability. Additionally, the claim for an increased rating greater than 10 percent for a right knee disability is also being remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that further development is needed due to the possibility of aggravation and worsening of the Veteran's disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Strain, Thoracolumbar Spine Degenerative Joint Disease with Strain
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 19, 2018
- Citation
- 18143406
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for PTSD, non-allergic rhinitis, right hip strain, IBS, and tinnitus. The claims for increased ratings were also denied.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and restored the 10 percent rating for right hip strain, while granting a 20 percent rating for limitation of flexion. The Board also granted a 30 percent rating for sinusitis.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for GERD, erectile dysfunction, and right hip strain as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee disabilities.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and denied increased ratings for lumbosacral strain, right hip strain, left hip strain, sciatic nerve radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, and sciatic nerve radiculopathy of the left lower extremity.
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