The Veteran's left hip conditions are found to be related to an inservice injury, and service connection is granted. The right hip bursitis also meets the criteria for a rating of 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the current left hip conditions are due to an inservice injury, establishing a nexus between the condition and service.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Hip Osteoarthritis, Right Hip Bursitis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 5, 2018
- Citation
- 18140697
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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