The Board has granted service connection for left hip degenerative changes as secondary to the right foot disorder and increased ratings for residuals of postoperative excision of a benign tumor from the third metatarsal of the right foot, bone graft donor site with neuroma, and initial rating for sacroiliitis.
The deciding factor: The veteran's left hip degenerative changes were found to be aggravated by his service-connected right foot disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative changes of the left hip, Residuals of postoperative excision of a benign tumor from the third metatarsal of the right foot with bone graft
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2008
- Citation
- 0802918
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