The Board finds that the Veteran's current left hip degenerative changes are likely due to his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities, and grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The August 2010 VA examiner opined that the altered gait from the service-connected bilateral knee disabilities contributed to the minimal degenerative changes in the left hip.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Hip Degenerative Changes
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- May 6, 2013
- Citation
- 1314910
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What this means for you
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