The Board has granted service connection for degenerative joint disease of the right and left hips, finding that these conditions are causally related to an injury sustained during active duty. The Veteran's initial rating claim for bilateral hearing loss is remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's hip disabilities were found to be directly related to a reported in-service injury, while his hearing loss disability remains unclear due to the need for clarification of the August 2009 audiogram results.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip degenerative joint disease, left hip degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2011
- Citation
- 1105544
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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