The Veteran's request for a higher rating for her service-connected left hip disability has been denied.,Her claims of entitlement to service connection for a right hip disability, fibromyalgia, and mixed connective tissue disease have been remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support the Veteran’s assertions that her current conditions are related to her active duty service or her service-connected left hip disability.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Postoperative left hip bursitis (left hip disability)","additional_conditions":["Fibromyalgia","Mixed connective tissue disease"]}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2020
- Citation
- 20066834
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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