The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's left hip disorder, specifically his claims for service connection. The AOJ is required to obtain and associate all outstanding VA treatment records from the Louisville VAMC and provide an addendum opinion addressing these issues.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the July 2019 VA opinion was inadequate due to insufficient consideration of the Veteran's lay statements regarding his service-connected left hip disorders and their progression, as well as the nature of his in-service duties.
- Claimed conditions
- Legg-Calve-Perthes disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2021
- Citation
- 21032812
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection as his preexisting Legg-Calve-Perthes disease did not worsen during his brief period of active military service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to March 28, 2002 for the grant of service connection for Legg-Calve-Perthes disease, left hip, status-post total hip replacement. The decision found that no document in the claims file dated prior to March 28, 2002 could be construed as a claim or reopening of the previous denial.
- Granted
The Veteran's right hip disability, including Legg-Calve-Perthes disease and ORIF/Intra-trochanteric fracture, has been rated as 20 percent disabling for impairment of the thigh since July 10, 2013.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of Legg-Calve-Perthes disease, left hip, status-post total hip replacement was denied as there is no evidence of a valid claim prior to March 28, 2002.
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