The Board has determined that the veteran's back, hip, and groin conditions are secondary to her service-connected left knee disorder. She is currently rated at 10 percent for her left knee condition.
The deciding factor: The fall resulting from her left knee disorder caused injuries to her back, hip, and groin.
- Claimed conditions
- Back condition, Hip condition, Groin condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 7, 2000
- Citation
- 0014948
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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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