The Board has determined that the current VA examination is inadequate and remands the case for a new examination to determine if there is a relationship between the Veteran's service-connected thoracolumbar spine disability and his bilateral hip disability, as well as whether the hip disability was caused by or aggravated by military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the current VA examination did not adequately address the causation and aggravation aspects of the secondary service connection claim.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hip degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2018
- Citation
- 1824578
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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 appeal for service connection for various conditions was dismissed as there was no decision in the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) system to appeal at the time of the request.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral knee disability, non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy, and bilateral hip degenerative joint disease. The evidence did not establish an in-service injury or event related to these conditions, nor could it be presumed due to military service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that new evidence received after the final January 2010 rating decision is relevant to the claim of service connection for bilateral hip degenerative joint disease. The issue is remanded due to a lack of an examination and medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's condition.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeal for service connection of bilateral hip degenerative joint disease as secondary to right knee disability with mild degenerative joint disease because it was granted in a previous decision.
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