The Veteran's service connection claims for left hip arthralgia, back condition, pes planus and bilateral great toe ulcers are granted as secondary to his service-connected left knee degenerative arthritis. The claim for service connection of these conditions is denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran’s current left hip arthralgia, back condition, pes planus, and bilateral great toe ulcers are not proximately due to or caused by his service-connected left knee degenerative arthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip arthralgia, back condition, pes planus, bilateral great toe ulcers
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2019
- Citation
- A19002232
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
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