Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right hip degenerative arthritis due to an inadequate VA examination.
The deciding factor: An adequate medical opinion addressing all relevant lay and medical evidence is necessary before a decision can be made on the issue of direct service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip degenerative arthritis, right hip degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25009770
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