The Board has granted increased ratings for degenerative joint disease of the left hip and left knee, with osteoporosis.
The deciding factor: The veteran's complaints of pain and limited motion in both hips and knees have been substantiated by clinical findings and X-rays, warranting higher disability ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease of the Left Hip, Arthritis of the Left Knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- February 18, 2000
- Citation
- 0004481
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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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