The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hip avascular necrosis is more likely than not related to his alcohol abuse, which was secondary to his service-connected PTSD. Therefore, the claim for service connection for bilateral hip avascular necrosis is granted.
The deciding factor: The Board found an unbroken chain of causation between the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and his bilateral hip avascular necrosis due to his alcohol abuse, which aggravated his pre-existing risk for alcohol difficulties.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hip avascular necrosis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2016
- Citation
- 1608885
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for Still's disease, bilateral hip avascular necrosis associated with Still's disease, PTSD, and depression. The conditions were not found to be related to service.
- Granted
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral hip disability and granted it, finding that there is at least equipoise evidence to support a nexus between his current bilateral hip disability and his service-connected right knee condition.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the effective date for the grant of service connection for bilateral hip avascular necrosis with loss of use of both legs is September 25, 2004.
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