The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left shoulder and right hip avascular necrosis, finding that there was no evidence of in-service injury or disease, and that any current conditions were not caused by his service-connected hepatitis C.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found no evidence linking the current avascular necrosis to service or a service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder avascular necrosis, right hip avascular necrosis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19108995
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for increased ratings of his right hip disability prior to the Board's decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for a retrospective medical opinion to determine the severity of the Veteran's right hip disorder without considering the ameliorative effects of medication, as per court holdings in Jones v. Shinseki and Ingram v. Collins.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a right hip disability, diagnosed as right hip avascular necrosis and right hip replacement, and a right hip scar, status post right hip replacement, as secondary to the service-connected right hip replacement.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and inadequate medical opinions. The right hip condition, avascular necrosis, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, and coronary atherosclerosis are all under review.
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