The Board has granted service connection for arthralgia as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports that the Veteran’s diabetes mellitus could have worsened his cartilage damage, contributing to his osteoarthritis of the hip and degenerative joint disease of the spine.
- Claimed conditions
- arthralgia, hip osteoarthritis, discogenic disease at L5-S1, degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 28, 2018
- Citation
- 18129820
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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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- Granted
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- Granted
The Veteran's low back disability was rated at 40% prior to September 28, 2018. From that date, the rating was increased to 50%. The earlier effective date for TDIU is denied.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection of anemia is dismissed. The appeals for service connection of low back pain and hip osteoarthritis are remanded.
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