The Veteran's left knee condition is granted service connection as it is related to his service-connected right hip disability.,Service connection for the Veteran's back condition is denied due to lack of a current diagnosis and no evidence linking it to service.,Service connection for the Veteran's left hip condition is denied because there is no current diagnosis.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner provided a positive nexus opinion, noting that the Veteran’s current left knee disability is secondary to his service-connected right hip disability. The Board found this evidence in equipoise with the previous negative VA examination.,There is no current diagnosis of a back condition for the Veteran; therefore, there is insufficient evidence linking it to service.,The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of a left hip condition.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee condition, back condition, left hip condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19101541
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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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right foot, left elbow, left hip, left ankle, and diabetes mellitus to obtain additional medical evidence.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed due to untimely filing of the Board Appeal requests.
- Partly granted
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