The Board granted service connection for right and left hip arthritis with tendonitis, but remanded the claims for sleep apnea, lumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, bladder disability, upper extremity cervical radiculopathy, knee disabilities, eye disability, ankle disability, GERD, GI disability, and psychiatric disability.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the Veteran's lay statements regarding the onset of symptoms within one year after separation from service for hip arthritis with tendonitis. For other claims, a remand is necessary to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including obtaining relevant service department and VA treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip arthritis with tendonitis, left hip arthritis with tendonitis, sleep apnea, lumbar spine disability, diagnosed as spinal stenosis, cervical spine disability, to include herniated disc (claimed as neck pain), bladder disability, diagnosed as urinary incontinence, right upper extremity cervical radiculopathy, left upper extremity cervical radiculopathy, right knee disability, left knee disability, eye disability, left ankle disability, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), gastrointestinal (GI) disability, diagnosed as gastroenteritis, acquired psychiatric disability, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with military sexual trauma (MST) and major depressive disorder with anxious distress
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25023823
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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