The Veteran's arthritis of the feet and hips was granted service connection. A rating of 30% for cervical spine arthritis is also granted throughout the appeal period.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on medical evidence showing osteoarthritis of the bilateral hips and bilateral feet during service, with weight gain contributing to hip arthritis. The Veteran's cervical spine disability resulted in severe limitation of motion, warranting a 30% rating under both old and new criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot arthritis, right foot arthritis, left hip arthritis, right hip arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 20, 2018
- Citation
- 18151838
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for left hip arthritis, right hip arthritis, type II diabetes, right lower extremity neuropathy, left lower extremity neuropathy, and sleep apnea as they have become service-connected in other rating decisions.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and dismissed all other appeals related to various joint conditions.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly compensation based on housebound status as he does not have a single disability rated at 100% and his disabilities are not so severe that they render him substantially confined to his residence.
- Dismissed
Your appeals for prostate cancer and right hip arthritis have been dismissed due to the Veteran's passing. The Board cannot issue a decision on these claims as they are no longer pending.
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