The Board has granted service connection for right knee replacement and left hip replacement, finding that these conditions are proximately due to the veteran's gunshot wound in the left ankle. The effective date of this decision is not specified.
The deciding factor: The VA physicians provided opinions linking the right knee and left hip replacements to the veteran's gunshot wound injury in the left upper tibia, with no evidence refuting these opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Hip Replacement, Right Knee Replacement
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- March 4, 2004
- Citation
- 0405831
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an initial rating in excess of 60 percent for right knee replacement, special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person, and a total disability rating for individual unemployability.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased disability evaluations, finding that the current ratings were appropriate based on the evidence of record.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for increased ratings and TDIU was denied. The effective date is not specified.
- Granted
The Veteran's right knee disability, diagnosed as a total right knee replacement, is related to an injury sustained during his active duty for training (ACDUTRA) in August 1954. The Board has granted service connection for this condition.
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