The Board found that the veteran's claim for secondary service connection for a fractured right hip was not well grounded due to lack of medical evidence linking the fracture to his service-connected right knee disability. The RO has been instructed to readjudicate the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected right knee disability, taking into account VA General Counsel opinions and considering whether separate ratings are warranted based on arthritis.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that there was no competent medical evidence connecting the fractured right hip to the service-connected right knee disability, thus failing to meet the well-grounded claim requirement.
- Claimed conditions
- fractured right hip, osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 27, 2000
- Citation
- 0008097
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