The Board finds that the March 1970 rating decision denying service connection for left hip disorder contains clear and unmistakable error (CUE), and the Veteran's right hip disorder is secondary to his now-service-connected left hip disorder.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record at the time of the March 1970 RO rating decision did not show clearly and unmistakably that the Veteran's left hip disability was not aggravated by active service, but it also established that the Veteran had a pre-existing left hip disorder that existed from the time of active service through March 4, 1970.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Hip Arthritis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2009
- Citation
- 0947481
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