The Board has remanded the claims for a rating in excess of 20 percent for thoracolumbar degenerative disc disease and arthritis, as well as service connection for a sleep disorder secondary to the service-connected thoracolumbar disability.,New evidence received since the November 2011 rating decision does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the Veteran's claims for right and left hip disabilities.
The deciding factor: The new evidence submitted by the Veteran does not provide a nexus between her current hip disabilities and service or the service-connected thoracolumbar disability, nor does it address the issue of causation or aggravation.,The Veteran's testimony at the January 2022 hearing regarding her sleep disorder is insufficient to establish its onset in service or its relationship to the service-connected thoracolumbar disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Disability, Left Hip Disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2024
- Citation
- 24006532
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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 has denied service connection for the claimed conditions as there is no persuasive evidence of current diagnoses or in-service incurrence or aggravation.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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