The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a left hip disability and determined that new and material evidence has been submitted. However, it was found that the left hip condition is not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected left knee disability. The veteran's claims for automobile and adaptive equipment or for adaptive equipment only, as well as specially adapted housing or special home adaptation grant, are still pending.
The deciding factor: The VHA medical opinion provided evidence that was new and material, but it did not support the claim of service connection for a left hip disability due to its secondary nature. The veteran's left knee condition is service-connected, but his left hip condition does not meet the criteria for service connection as it is not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected left knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip disability, left knee disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2003
- Citation
- 0304759
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