The Board has determined that the Veteran's lumbar spine spondylosis and bilateral hip strain are caused by his service-connected right knee disability, thus granting service connection for these conditions as secondary to the right knee disability.
The deciding factor: Competent medical evidence established a link between the Veteran's lumbar spine spondylosis and bilateral hip strains with his service-connected right knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine spondylosis, bilateral hip strain
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 11, 2014
- Citation
- 1431176
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