The Veteran's bilateral hip disability is granted as service-connected due to a diagnosis of mild degenerative arthritis, presumed related to active service.,Service connection for the Veteran's skin disability (psoriasiform dermatitis) is denied because it was not caused or permanently worsened by his service-connected back disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran’s bilateral hip disability is less likely as not related to service, attributing its onset to non-service-related factors such as aging and pre-existing conditions.,The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's psoriasiform dermatitis was less likely caused or permanently worsened by his service-connected back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hip Disability, Skin Disability (psoriasiform dermatitis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 8, 2018
- Citation
- 18149004
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