The Board has determined that additional development is necessary to address the Veteran's claims for right hip pain and left knee pain, as there are missing service treatment records and incomplete military personnel records. The Veteran's current symptoms of right hip and left knee pain may be related to his active duty service.
The deciding factor: Missing service treatment records and incomplete military personnel records prevent a determination on the merits of the claims for right hip pain and left knee pain.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Pain, Left Knee Pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2024
- Citation
- A24068272
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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 the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including GAD, MDD, bruxism, migraines/headaches, tinnitus, hip pain, iliotibial band syndrome, and leg stress fractures. The evidence does not support current diagnoses of these conditions during the appeal period.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right knee pain and left knee pain, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his military service.,Both knees were diagnosed with osteoarthritis including patellofemoral pain syndrome, which began during active service.
- Dismissed
The appeal seeking an effective date earlier than December 17, 2012 for the award of service connection for right hip pain is dismissed. The Veteran's initial disability rating for his service-connected right hip pain remains at 10 percent.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for low back, right shoulder, left shoulder, right hip, and left hip disorders based on the Veteran's active duty service. The conditions are considered to be directly related to his military duties.
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