The Board has determined that new evidence received since the October 2017 rating decision warrants readjudication of the Veteran's claim for service connection for left hip joint replacement. The AOJ failed to address whether the Veteran's current condition is related to his service-connected bilateral foot conditions or if it was incurred during combat in Vietnam.
The deciding factor: The new evidence includes VA treatment records and statements from the Veteran, which are relevant to the issue of entitlement to service connection for left hip joint replacement. The AOJ did not address whether the Veteran's current condition is related to his service-connected bilateral foot conditions or if it was incurred during combat in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip joint replacement
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 28, 2022
- Citation
- A22026242
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for left hip joint replacement and osteoarthritis of the MCP and CMC joints of the right thumb, but denied service connection for bradycardia.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right hip joint replacements due to duty-to-assist errors, including incomplete documentation of military service dates and a lack of medical opinion addressing the Veteran's contention that his congenital hip condition was worsened by military service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of February 27, 2017, for the award of service connection for deviated septum and denied earlier effective dates for left shoulder, left hip joint replacement, and right knee disability.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection, rating increase, and reduction in rating, and the Board has no further jurisdiction to consider these matters.
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