The Board denied service connection for left hip arthritis and right hip bursitis, but granted a 10% initial rating for bilateral pes planus.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no current diagnosed bilateral hip disability and concluded that the Veteran's current complaints were less likely related to his in-service hip problems.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip arthritis, right hip bursitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 6, 2013
- Citation
- 1314945
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for left hip arthritis, right hip arthritis, type II diabetes, right lower extremity neuropathy, left lower extremity neuropathy, and sleep apnea as they have become service-connected in other rating decisions.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and dismissed all other appeals related to various joint conditions.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right hip disability is likely related to his service, granting him service connection for a right hip disability.
- Granted
The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is granted as secondary to his service-connected disabilities, with obesity serving as an intermediary step.
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