The Board has determined that the veteran's left hip disability, including Perthes' hip and osteoarthritis, as well as his low back strain, are service-connected. The decision also grants service connection for these conditions based on aggravation during military service.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted due to the preexisting nature of the disabilities and their aggravation by service.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip disability, low back disability
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 22, 2000
- Citation
- 0016606
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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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