The Board has determined that the Veteran should receive a VA right hip examination to determine the current symptoms, level of severity, and functional impairment associated with his right hip disability. The Veteran also needs a VA mental health examination to determine whether it is at least as likely as not (50 percent probability or greater) that any current psychiatric disability had its onset during service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.
The deciding factor: The Board has determined the need for additional examinations and evaluations to clarify the Veteran's right hip and acquired psychiatric disorder claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Scar of the left hip, Right hip osteoarthrosis, impairment of thigh, Right hip osteoarthrosis, limitation of flexion, Right hip osteoarthrosis, limitation of extension, Acquired psychiatric disorder including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 25, 2020
- Citation
- 20056066
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD, and therefore service connection for this condition is denied.
- Denied
The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, results in mild or transient symptoms that decrease work efficiency and ability to perform occupational tasks only during periods of occasional stress. The Board finds the severity, frequency, and duration of his symptoms more closely approximate a 10 percent rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient information regarding the Veteran's current psychiatric condition and its relation to service. The claim will be reviewed with additional medical evidence.
- Denied
The Board found no verified in-service stressor for PTSD, and thus denied the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD.
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