Service connection for a right hip disability and left hip disability is denied.,Service connection for prostate cancer is remanded to determine if it was incurred during active duty training (ADT) from October 1981 to March 1982.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding that the appellant's current hip disabilities or prostate cancer are related to his service, particularly given the dishonorable discharge and lack of in-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Disability, Left Hip Disability, Prostate Cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 29, 2022
- Citation
- 22018442
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What this means for you
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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: Granted
The Veteran's hypertension and prostate cancer residuals (voiding dysfunction) have been granted increased ratings of 10 percent and 20 percent, respectively.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran is granted SMC at the rate of 50% for his service-connected conditions from April 20, 2020 to June 7, 2021.
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