The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee, right ankle, lumbar spine DJD, left knee DJD, right hip condition, and residuals of a left pelvis fracture are caused by his service-connected residuals of a right foot fracture.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current musculoskeletal disabilities were found to be secondary to the service-connected residuals of a right foot fracture due to an abnormal gait resulting from the injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Condition, Right Ankle Condition, Lumbar Spine Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD), Left Knee DJD, Right Hip Condition, Residuals of Left Pelvis Fracture
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 1, 2018
- Citation
- 1826805
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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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