The Veteran's bilateral hip arthritis, degenerative lumbar disc disease, and right foot spur have been granted service connection. The Board finds that these conditions are the result of a disease or injury incurred in active military service.
The deciding factor: Service treatment records and medical evidence show continuity of symptoms since service and provide a link between current diagnoses and service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hip Arthritis, Degenerative Lumbar Disc Disease, Right Foot Spur
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 3, 2014
- Citation
- 1414662
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD is granted with a staged rating of 50% prior to October 5, 2019 and 70% from that date. The Veteran's Degenerative Lumbar Disc Disease is granted at 70%. GERD remains denied.
- 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 Veteran's lumbar spine disability was evaluated at a 10% rating prior to February 28, 2019. The Board found the evidence did not support an increase in evaluation beyond this level.
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