The Board has determined that the avascular necrosis of the hips is proximately due to or aggravated by the service-connected diabetes mellitus, and thus grants the claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding that the veteran's diagnosed avascular necrosis of the hips is either directly caused or at least aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- avascular necrosis of the hips
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 9, 2006
- Citation
- 0606823
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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