The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection of a hip condition due to incomplete and inadequate opinions regarding both direct service connection and secondary service connection theories.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical opinion on whether the Veteran's hip condition was caused by or aggravated by his service-connected conditions, including lumbosacral strain, right calf strain with Achilles tendonitis, and right knee disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- hip condition, hip instability, sacroiliac degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 15, 2024
- Citation
- A24047210
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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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