The Board has determined that the Veteran's pre-existing right hip disability was aggravated in service, leading to a need for hip replacement. Therefore, the claim is granted.
The deciding factor: The increase in severity of the right hip disability during service was presumed due to aggravation beyond natural progression.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip degenerative arthritis, right hip replacement
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 20, 2011
- Citation
- 1102263
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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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