The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and secondary service connection, finding that his hip fracture was not due to or aggravated by a service-connected right knee disorder. The gastric ulcer was rated as moderately severe but not severe. The low back disability did not meet criteria for higher ratings under either old or new rating criteria.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support the veteran's claim that his hip fracture is secondary to his service-connected right knee disorder, and there is no evidence of severe impairment of health due to gastric ulcer or lumbar spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- atrial fibrillation, residuals of a right hip fracture, gastric ulcer, lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 13, 2006
- Citation
- 0635187
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What this means for you
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