The Board granted service connection for right and left hip disabilities, finding the evidence to be in equipoise. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disability was remanded for further consideration.
The deciding factor: The private physician's opinion supported a direct link between the Veteran's hip pain and his military service, leading to the grant of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of right hip replacement, residuals of left hip replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25084862
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,757 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for prostate cancer, arthritis of the spine, arthritis of the right wrist, and residuals of right hip replacement as there is no evidence linking these conditions to active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to outstanding private treatment records from Dr. Waters at South West Sound Orthopedics in Silverdale.
- Denied
The Veteran's claimed retroperitoneal fibrosis, stomach intestinal disability, sleep apnea, kidney disease, and hip replacements are not service-connected.,Service connection for the Veteran's current disabilities is denied as there is no evidence of in-service injury or disease that could be linked to these conditions.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including anxiety, hip and knee disabilities, and hypothyroidism, have rendered her in need of regular aid and attendance due to her functional impairments. The Board has granted SMC based on the need for aid and attendance.
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