The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased rating, service connection for a low back disability and bilateral hip disabilities, as well as his claim for TDIU.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the veteran's current low back disability was related to his service-connected osteoid osteoma of the right femur.
- Claimed conditions
- Osteoid Osteoma of the right proximal femur with stress fracture of the right femoral neck, Degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, Arthritis, unspecified (left hip), Arthritis, unspecified (right hip)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 14, 2002
- Citation
- 0204465
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What this means for you
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- Partly granted
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability, finding that the Veteran's current degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine is related to an in-service bicycle accident.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine to correct a duty to assist error.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a low back disability, neurological impairments of the upper extremities, and dismissed the TDIU claim as moot.
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