The Veteran's left hip disability, diagnosed as degenerative joint disease, is found to be related to his active duty service and the claim for service connection is granted.
The deciding factor: The current left hip arthritis was found to be related to the Veteran's in-service injuries due to parachute accidents, hard landings, and other instances of trauma during his Army Special Forces service.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2016
- Citation
- 1612504
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for all issues related to service connection, including chronic right foot metatarsalgia at digit 3,4,5, left shoulder bicep tendonitis, right hip degenerative joint disease, hypertension, right shoulder bicep tendonitis, headaches, left hip degenerative joint disease, and atrial fibrillation with residual non ischemic cardiomyopathy.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied as his conditions did not meet the criteria for higher ratings under applicable VA rating codes.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hip degenerative joint disease, finding that the conditions were diagnosed within one year of discharge from active service and are causally related to active service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for increased disability ratings and TDIU as further VA examinations are required to address the Veteran's reports of flareups and functional limitations.
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