The Veteran's claim for service connection for Osgood-Schlatter's Disease was granted. However, his secondary service connection claim for bilateral hip arthritis to include as secondary to a bilateral knee disability was denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the pre-existing Osgood-Schlatter's disease did not undergo an increase in severity beyond its natural progression during active service and thus could not be aggravated by service. The Veteran's current bilateral hip arthritis is not shown to have been caused or aggravated by a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Osgood-Schlatter's Disease, Bilateral Hip Arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- December 9, 2013
- Citation
- 1340559
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- Granted
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and opinions regarding his service-connected disabilities, including obstructive sleep apnea and bilateral hip disabilities. The AOJ will also obtain all outstanding records from SSA.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for Osgood-Schlatter's Disease and arthritis of the bilateral knees, finding that there was no clear and unmistakable evidence of pre-existing OSD and that it did not become aggravated during service. The arthritis of the knees is also not presumed to have been incurred in service.
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