The Veteran's claim for service connection for left hip pain has been granted. The claim for service connection for a low back disability secondary to right hip disability is remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.
The deciding factor: The July 2021 rating decision already granted the Veteran's service connection for left hip flexion and extension, which constitutes a full grant of the issue on appeal. The claim for service connection for low back disability secondary to right hip disability requires an addendum opinion from a qualified medical professional.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip pain, low back disability (lumbosacral strain with intervertebral disc syndrome)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2024
- Citation
- A24071285
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for lumbar spine degenerative arthritis, left and right lower extremity radiculopathies, left and right hip pain, right knee degenerative arthritis, generalized anxiety disorder, and depressive disorder.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a left shoulder disability and GERD on a secondary basis, but denied earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection for bilateral hip pain, DEA benefits, and other issues.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for traumatic brain injury and remanded claims for diabetes mellitus type II, Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and pancreatic cancer. Service connection was granted for left hip pain.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, including left hip pain, right hip strain, left knee strain (claimed as instability), and right knee strain (claimed as instability) due to a lack of evidence supporting their direct relationship with his active military service. The claims for chronic plantar fasciitis, bilateral; right ankle strain; right shoulder strain; and chronic back pain were also denied.
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