Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claims for service connection of right and left hip disabilities as secondary to service-connected knee conditions. The Veteran's theory is that altered gait, posture, and muscle atrophy caused by the knee disabilities led to the hip issues.
The deciding factor: The Board found that a remand was needed to obtain an adequate medical opinion that reviews the entire record and addresses whether the bilateral hip disabilities are caused or aggravated by service-connected knee disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip disability, left hip disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25007024
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