Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claim for service connection of right hip strain, requiring further medical examination to determine if it is related to the veteran's service-connected left knee.
The deciding factor: The Board found that an inadequate medical opinion was provided and remanded the case for a new examination.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip strain, right hip osteoarthritis, total hip arthroplasty, femoral acetabular impingement-cam
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25005147
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