The Board has determined that the Veteran's right hip arthritis is reasonably shown to be aggravated by his service-connected right foot disability, and thus grants service connection for this condition as secondary to his right foot disability.
The deciding factor: After resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran, the Board found that his right hip arthritis was aggravated by his service-connected right foot disability.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the right hip
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 13, 2010
- Citation
- 1046448
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