The Veteran's claims for service connection for left hip disability and kidney disorder were denied. The right knee issues, including increased ratings and separate ratings for instability and limitation of motion, were granted.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran’s left hip disability was due to aging rather than service or a service-connected condition. For the kidney disorder, the examiner stated it was secondary to ischemic nephrosclerosis caused by hypertension and evidence of atherosclerosis.
- Claimed conditions
- Left hip disability, Kidney disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19101878
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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