The Board denied secondary service connection for bilateral hip and knee disorders, but granted increased ratings of 20% each for the veteran's right foot hallux varus with digit contraction and left foot hallux abducto-valgus with digit contraction.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no evidence linking the veteran’s current hip or knee conditions to her service-connected bilateral foot disorder, which resulted in an altered gait pattern.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hip Disorder, Chondromalacia Patella (Bilateral Knee Disorder)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 21, 2004
- Citation
- 0410361
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