The veteran's claim for service connection for degenerative joint disease of both hips as secondary to his service-connected right knee disability was granted. His claim for benign central vertigo (claimed as dizziness, loss of balance and blacking out) was also granted. The dental disorder claim was denied.
The deciding factor: The veteran's degenerative joint disease of both hips was found to be secondary to his service-connected right knee disability, leading to its grant of service connection. His benign central vertigo was granted as a primary condition without any specific reasoning provided in the decision summary.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease of both hips, benign central vertigo (claimed as dizziness, loss of balance and blacking out), dental disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 27, 2004
- Citation
- 0423876
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What this means for you
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