Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left hip strain with osteoarthrosis of the femoracetabular joint, including as secondary to a service-connected lumbosacral strain, due to an inadequate medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The April 2024 VA examiner's opinion was found inadequate because it did not adequately address the Veteran's submitted medical articles and failed to distinguish between causation and aggravation.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip strain with osteoarthrosis of the femoracetabular joint, left hip strain with osteoarthrosis of the femoracetabular joint
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25093600
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