The Board has granted service connection for the residuals of excision of an osteochondroma/exostosis of the right tibia, including atrophy and scar formation. Service connection was also established for bilateral hip arthritis. The Veteran's conditions are found to be related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner provided medical opinions supporting a link between the Veteran's current conditions and his in-service surgery.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of excision of an osteochondroma/exostosis of the right tibia, Bilateral hip disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 27, 2014
- Citation
- 1438375
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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.
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