The Board has granted service connection for degenerative joint disease of the right hip and left hip on a secondary basis, as these conditions are found to be related to the Veteran's service-connected low back and bilateral knee disabilities.
The deciding factor: The December 2012 VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's obesity, which is at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected orthopedic disabilities (low back and bilateral knees), resulted in his current degenerative joint disease of the right hip and left hip.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease of the Right Hip, Degenerative Joint Disease of the Left Hip
- 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
- 1320335
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- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for left hip, right hip and left knee conditions have been granted.,Service connection has been established for degenerative joint disease of the bilateral hips and patellofemoral degenerative changes of the left knee.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Veteran's appeals for higher ratings for his right hip replacement and left hip disability have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a rating higher than 50 percent for right hip replacement or for a compensable rating for limitation of extension of the left hip.
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