The Board has granted service connection for right hip degenerative joint disease, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to his in-service symptoms and treatment.
The deciding factor: The Board found continuity of symptoms from service through post-service diagnosis and credible lay statements supporting the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Right hip degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 15, 2020
- Citation
- 20040656
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
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).
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a right hip disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability with associated bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's right hip disability is related to his in-service herbicide exposure, specifically Agent Orange.
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