The Veteran's osteoarthritis of both hips was aggravated by his service-connected right and left knee disabilities, and he is granted service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: An altered gait due to the service-connected knee disabilities contributed to the progression of the Veteran’s hip disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- osteoarthritis of the bilateral hips
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19104872
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