The veteran's osteoarthritis of the bilateral hips was granted as secondary to his service-connected degenerative joint disease of the left knee.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports that the veteran's hip arthritis is significantly worsened and in part caused by the abnormal gait resulting from the left knee injury in service, according to treating physician Dr. Pruitt.
- Claimed conditions
- osteoarthritis of the bilateral hips
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 11, 2008
- Citation
- 0812046
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.
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