The Board has granted service connection for osteoarthritis of the left hip and right hip, finding a continuity of symptoms since service. The Veteran's statements regarding his hip pain are considered credible.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran reported lower extremity pain at separation from service and continued to experience bilateral hip pain in private treatment records throughout the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- Osteoarthritis of the left hip, Osteoarthritis of the right hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- October 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19181934
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for additional development, including obtaining a new VA examination to address the inadequacies of previous examinations and obtain any relevant private treatment records.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of osteoarthritis of the right hip as secondary to a service-connected condition due to an inadequate medical opinion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various knee and hip conditions due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in not obtaining relevant federal records.
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