The Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral hip disability, claimed as secondary to his service-connected low back disability, is being remanded due to the need for an addendum opinion regarding whether the hip disability is proximately due or aggravated by his service-connected low back disability.
The deciding factor: An addendum opinion is needed to determine if the Veteran's bilateral hip disability is proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected low back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hip disability, bilateral hip osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2024
- Citation
- 24010917
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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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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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