The Board has granted service connection for left sciatica and a residual left buttock surgical scar, but denied service connection for DJD as the residual of a left hip injury.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the current left sciatica and left buttock surgical scar are at least as likely as not caused by an incident in service (the lipoma), while finding that the preponderance of evidence does not support service connection for DJD due to a left hip injury.
- Claimed conditions
- left buttock lipoma, left sciatica, degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the left hip
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2008
- Citation
- 0843984
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