The Board has determined that the Veteran's left total hip replacement is related to his military service and has granted service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the claimed disability was at least as likely as not incurred or caused by the in-service injury, specifically avascular necrosis of the femoral head.
- Claimed conditions
- left total hip replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2014
- Citation
- 1401123
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hepatitis C, liver cancer, portal vein thrombosis, and left total hip replacement as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left total hip replacement as secondary to his service-connected right knee replacement, finding that the disability is at least as likely as not proximately due to his service-connected right knee disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings related to his service-connected left hip and knee disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional medical evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for hepatitis C, liver cancer, portal vein thrombosis, and left total hip replacement due to incomplete service treatment records and a need for additional medical opinions.
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