The Veteran's claim for service connection for a back disorder secondary to her service-connected right and left knee disorders was granted.,Her claim for service connection for a left hip disorder secondary to her service-connected right and left knee disorders was denied. However, she was granted new and material evidence to reopen her previously denied claim of service connection for a right hip disorder.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's bilateral knee conditions were not severe enough to cause permanent alteration in body mechanics such as to place stress on the hips sufficient to induce a hip disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Back disorder, Left hip disorder, Right hip disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 22, 2011
- Citation
- 1123715
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Granted
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- Granted
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