Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for a left and right hip disability due to an inadequate medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinions are based on inaccurate factual premises, specifically not addressing the Veteran's in-service complaints of groin pain and joint swelling.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip disability, right hip disability, to include right hip replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25107149
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