The Veteran's claims for service connection for left hip sprain, right hip sprain, and lumbar degenerative disc disease have been granted. The conditions are presumed to be related to service due to their manifestation during the applicable presumptive period.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence shows that the Veteran’s bilateral hip and low back pains were present since at least August 2001, within the one-year presumptive period following separation from service in April 2003, and are attributable to his bilateral hip arthritis and lumbar degenerative disc disease.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Left Hip Sprain"}, {"condition_name":"Right Hip Sprain"}, {"condition_name":"Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease"}
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19125546
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.
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