The Board denied service connection for residuals of a left hip fracture claimed to be secondary to service-connected Crohn's disease and ankylosing spondylitis.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish that the veteran's hip fracture was caused by his service-connected conditions, particularly given conflicting medical opinions regarding the nature of his back condition and lack of clear causal connection between Crohn's disease and ankylosing spondylitis.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Hip Fracture, Crohn's Disease, Ankylosing Spondylitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 31, 2000
- Citation
- 0014265
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for PTSD, awarded a 70 percent rating, and granted TDIU effective January 1, 2017.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for ankylosing spondylitis and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployment (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities, as there was no evidence that his service-connected conditions prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for hypertension, peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities (secondary to hypertension), but denied service connection for Crohn's Disease.
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