The Board has granted service connection for a left hip disability (claimed as osteoarthritis) and awarded temporary total rating based on convalescence following right foot bunionectomy. Service connection was denied for back cysts, bilateral sciatica, neck strain, and right shoulder disability.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established for the Veteran's left hip disability due to a current diagnosis of osteoarthritis. The Board granted temporary total rating based on convalescence following her December 2009 right foot bunionectomy procedure.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip osteoarthritis, back cysts, bilateral sciatica, neck strain, right shoulder tendinopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- August 14, 2015
- Citation
- 1534754
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