The Board has determined that the Veteran's right hip arthroplasty is secondary to his service-connected degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The August 2011 VA examiner concluded that the current severity of the Veteran's right hip disorder was greater than its baseline level due to aggravation by his service-connected degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine.
- Claimed conditions
- status post right total hip arthroplasty, avascular necrosis of the femoral head
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2012
- Citation
- 1204559
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination to determine if any hip disability is related to service, and whether any skull fracture residuals are related to service.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right leg and hip disabilities are related to his service-connected injury in service, and thus grants service connection for these conditions.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's lumbar spine, left hip, and right hip disabilities based on direct service connection. The Veteran now has a full grant of benefits sought.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that a VA examination is necessary to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's avascular necrosis of the left hip, which may be related to his military service including his use of corticosteroids.
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