The Board has granted service connection for avascular necrosis of the right hip, as secondary to service-connected right knee disability.
The deciding factor: Competent medical evidence demonstrated that the veteran's currently diagnosed avascular necrosis of the right hip is etiologically related to his service-connected right knee disability (status post residuals of a gunshot wound of the right knee, with loss of bone tissue of the femur and patella, with instability and scars).
- Claimed conditions
- avascular necrosis of the right hip
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 2, 2003
- Citation
- 0322365
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right hip disorders are related to his active military service, and thus grants service connection for these conditions.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied a rating in excess of 40 percent for myasthenia gravis with ptosis and remanded the ratings for avascular necrosis, hip flexion limitations, and lower extremity weakness.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to a duty-to-assist error and the need for an addendum medical opinion regarding his right hip disability.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for higher ratings for his right hip and lumbar spine disabilities, as well as the claim for a TDIU prior to February 16, 2017. Additional records are needed from the VA Medical Center in Hampton, Virginia, and updated VA examinations must be obtained.
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