The Board has granted service connection for a right hip disability and a low back disability. The claim for residuals of pelvic bone stress reaction is remanded to obtain an etiology opinion.,Additional medical records will be obtained, and a VA examiner will provide an opinion on the nature and likely cause of any residual pelvic bone disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's current right hip strain and low back strain are related to her service due to credible lay evidence and private doctor opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Strain, Low Back Strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2021
- Citation
- 21013753
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate VA examination regarding the Veteran's right hip strain.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral hip strain, as secondary to service-connected lumbar spine and right ankle conditions. A new VA medical examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's hip strains are related to her service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran is granted a rating of 10 percent for each hip strain, impairment of thigh motion.,Compensable ratings are denied for left and right hip strains, limitation of flexion.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted a rating of 40 percent for the Veteran's service-connected low back strain with degenerative arthritis, effective from September 26, 2008. The decision is based on functional limitation equivalent to forward flexion limited to 30 degrees or less due to pain and other symptoms.
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