The Board found that the veteran's right hip replacement with arthralgia, arthritis of the right shoulder, and arthritis of the right knee are proximately due to or the result of his service-connected lumbosacral strain. The left hip arthritis, left knee arthritis, and left arm arthritis were not shown to be related to service or service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's current disabilities are at least as likely as not aggravated by his service-connected lumbosacral strain.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Replacement with Arthralgia, Arthritis of the Right Shoulder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 2, 2003
- Citation
- 0322396
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