The Board has determined that the Veteran's pre-existing DJD of the bilateral hips was aggravated by his military service, and thus service connection is granted.
The deciding factor: VA failed to show, by clear and unmistakable evidence, that the increase in severity during service was due to the natural progress of the disability. The private medical opinion found that the Veteran's work during service certainly aggravated an underlying condition of the hips.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the bilateral hips
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 11, 2011
- Citation
- 1118218
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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.
What you can do next
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- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hip DJD and lumbosacral spine DJD, finding that there is no evidence linking these conditions to his active duty service. The claim for TDIU remains pending as it is inextricably intertwined with the issue of service connection.
- Denied
The Board finds that the Veteran is not entitled to service connection for his bilateral hip DJD or low back condition as there is no evidence of a chronic disability during service, within one year after separation from service, or related to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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