The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for unequal leg length as secondary to his service-connected left hip replacement and right knee replacement.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran’s leg discrepancy was caused by his service-connected disabilities, specifically his left hip replacement and right knee replacement.
- Claimed conditions
- Unequal leg length (right leg shorter than left), Left hip replacement, Right knee replacement
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19104131
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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