The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claims for service connection for right knee degenerative joint disease and left hip tendonitis/bursitis. The Veteran's conditions are found to be related to his service-connected left knee disability, which caused him to alter his gait.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's bilateral knee pain resulted in an abnormal gait pattern that contributed to his left hip pain.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Degenerative Joint Disease, Left Hip Tendonitis/Bursitis
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 3, 2013
- Citation
- 1311017
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- Granted
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