The Veteran's claims of service connection for right hip arthritis, lumbar spine condition, and left hip condition have been reopened. Service connection has been granted for the right hip condition. The claims for lumbar spine and left hip conditions are remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The Board found that new evidence related to the Veteran's continuous symptoms of hip pain since service supports a grant of service connection for right hip arthritis. However, the claims for lumbar spine and left hip conditions were not decided on the merits due to the need for additional development regarding their relationship to the service-connected right hip condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Arthritis, Lumbar Spine Condition, Left Hip Condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2020
- Citation
- 20000375
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Granted
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- Denied
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for an initial increased rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, service connection for GERD, chronic headaches, left and right hip conditions, and a lumbar spine condition due to insufficient evidence.
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