The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are granted, with the exception of his claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for parathyroidectomy with history of hyperthyroidism. The remaining issues on appeal include service connection for a left hip condition, obstructive sleep apnea, and heart condition, all claimed as secondary to service-connected parathyroidectomy.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion indicated that the Veteran's thyroid condition at least as likely as not causes bone pain and residual arthritis, which is consistent with his reported left hip condition. The Board finds this sufficient evidence to grant service connection for a left hip condition on a secondary basis.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder Strain with Degenerative Joint Disease, Left Hip Condition (Bursitis and Arthritis), Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Heart Condition (Residuals of Myocardial Infarction)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 8, 2016
- Citation
- 1609087
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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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