The Board has denied service connection for a left hip disability and remanded the issues of service connection for sinus disability to include nasal polyps and hiatal hernia with GERD and Barrett's esophagus, claimed as secondary to service-connected lumbar spine disability.,The VA is required to provide a medical opinion on whether the Veteran’s diagnosed sinus disability to include nasal polyps was incurred in his active duty service. The VA is also required to provide an addendum opinion addressing whether the hiatal hernia with GERD and Barrett's esophagus are caused or aggravated by the NSAIDs prescribed for his service-connected lumbar spine disability.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was no evidence of a current left hip disability, and any relationship between the claimed disability and active duty service is not supported. The VA is required to provide medical opinions on whether the Veteran’s diagnosed sinus disability to include nasal polyps were incurred in his active duty service and whether the hiatal hernia with GERD and Barrett's esophagus are caused or aggravated by the NSAIDs prescribed for his service-connected lumbar spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip disability, sinus disability to include nasal polyps, hiatal hernia with GERD and Barrett's esophagus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19144792
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
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
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