The Veteran is granted service connection for left hip DJD, status post left hip replacement.,Service connection is also granted for degenerative disc disease (DDD).,Left leg radiculopathy secondary to degenerative disc disease has been established as well.,Heart condition due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam is now service connected.,Bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are both found to be related to service, with tinnitus being noted since service.,Hypertension, also linked to service exposure, has been granted service connection.,No specific rating or effective date was provided.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left hip DJD and DDD were both incurred during active service and are now service connected based on direct evidence of a nexus between the conditions and service.,Degenerative disc disease caused radiculopathy, which is also service connected as secondary to this condition.,Heart disease was found due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam, with the Veteran's history supporting this presumption.,Bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were both noted to have had their onset during service and are now considered service-connected based on continuity of symptoms since then.,Hypertension is also linked to service exposure, as evidenced by its presence during service and continued after service.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip degenerative joint disease (DJD), status post left hip replacement, degenerative disc disease (DDD), left leg radiculopathy, heart condition, bilateral hearing loss, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2018
- Citation
- 1804011
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