The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for groin pain as proximately due to his service-connected left hip replacement and right hip replacement, finding that the evidence is in at least approximate balance regarding this issue.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the Veteran's reported groin pain is proximately due to his service-connected left hip replacement surgery and right hip replacement surgery.
- Claimed conditions
- Groin pain
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2026
- Citation
- 26001176
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Partly granted
The Board denied the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, myofascial pain syndrome, a back disability, and a neck disability as new and relevant evidence had not been submitted. The claims were remanded for further action regarding groin pain, fibromyalgia, and TDIU.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's hearing loss is currently rated as noncompensable. The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a right hip disorder, dizziness, right shoulder disorder, and groin pain due to lack of examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate examination, and a new opinion is needed regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed groin disorder.
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