The Veteran's osteoarthritis of the left hip, claimed as bursitis, is found to be secondary to her service-connected left knee disorder. The right knee disorder is also found to be secondary to her service-connected left knee disorder.
The deciding factor: Both conditions are found to be secondary to the service-connected left knee disorder based on compensatory use and resultant aggravation of the non-service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Osteoarthritis of the Left Hip, Right Knee Disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 22, 2010
- Citation
- 1027351
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