The Board has determined that the appellant's left leg shortening and degenerative joint disease and degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine are secondary to his service-connected osteomyelitis, which resulted in a fracture of the left femur. The Board granted these claims as they are aggravated by the service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The appellant's left leg shortening and lumbar spine conditions are found to be aggravated by his service-connected osteomyelitis, which caused a fracture of the left femur during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Femur Fracture, Degenerative Joint Disease and Degenerative Disc Disease of the Lumbar Spine
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 7, 2004
- Citation
- 0427811
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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