The Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right hip disabilities, including as secondary to his service-connected bilateral plantar fasciitis, and a neck/cervical spine disability are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and opinion.
The deciding factor: The VA Hip and Thigh Conditions examiner did not provide an opinion on whether the Veteran's left and right hip disabilities were aggravated by his service-connected bilateral plantar fasciitis, nor did the VA Neck (Cervical Spine) Conditions examiner give an opinion on whether the Veteran's degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine was caused or aggravated by his neck/cervical spine arthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Hip Arthritis, Right Hip Arthritis, Cervical Spine Arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2023
- Citation
- A23034648
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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
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Court found that the Veteran's pre-existing right hip condition was aggravated by service and progressed to arthritis, leading to a grant of service connection for the right hip disability.
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