The Veteran's bilateral hip greater trochanteric bursitis is granted service connection on a secondary basis to his service-connected knee and lumbar spine disabilities. The claim for the left leg blood clots is remanded due to lack of records and need for a medical opinion.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted as the Veteran's hip disability was found to be related to his service-connected knee and lumbar spine conditions, which caused functional impairment leading to obesity and subsequent hip issues.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral greater trochanteric bursitis, blood clots in the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 13, 2018
- Citation
- 18134632
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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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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current bilateral hip disability and that any prior diagnosed condition of trochanteric bursitis had resolved or subsided. The VA examiner concluded it is less likely than not related to service, his service-connected knee or spine conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for joint pain in the lower extremities, finding that the veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
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