The Board finds that the Veteran's left hip disability is proximately due to, caused by, or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities affecting his left foot and ankle.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows a causal relationship between the Veteran's service-connected left lower extremity conditions and his current left hip disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Hip Hemiarthroplasty, Shell Fragment Wound of Left Foot, Scar on Left Foot with Amputation of Middle Toe, Osteomyelitis of Left Foot, Left Ankle Limitation of Motion
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 24, 2013
- Citation
- 1320305
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What this means for you
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