The Board denied service connection for right and left hip disabilities, finding that the preponderance of evidence shows these conditions were not present in service or until many years thereafter, are not caused by an injury while serving with a Reserve Component, are not related to service or to an incident of service origin, and are not caused or aggravated by a service-connected disability.,The Board also denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for left lower extremity radiculopathy, finding that the preponderance of evidence shows it causes no more than moderate incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve at any time during the appeal.
The deciding factor: The post-Remand development complied with the Remands and all identified and available VA and private treatment records were obtained and associated with the record. The Board found that further delay by remanding the appeal to provide a new VA examination or obtain additional service and post-service treatment records is not required.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 3, 2021
- Citation
- 21026558
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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: Denied
The Board has denied service connection for the claimed conditions as there is no persuasive evidence of current diagnoses or in-service incurrence or aggravation.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied an increased rating for the Veteran's right hip disability, finding that her current 10 percent rating adequately reflects her symptoms and limitations.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right hip disability, which may be related to service or secondary to his service-connected bilateral pes planus.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for both a right hip disability and a left hip disability, finding that the Veteran's observable symptoms of pain and stiffness began during his active service and have persisted.
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