The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's left hip and back disorders as secondary to his service-connected residuals of a healed fracture of the left tibia and fibula. The disability is rated at 10 percent under Diagnostic Code 5262.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the veteran experienced minimally to moderately symptomatic residuals from the service-connected fracture, which warranted a 10% rating based on slight impairment of the left ankle.
- Claimed conditions
- Back disorder, Left hip disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 15, 2000
- Citation
- 0021528
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