The Board has determined that the Veteran's left hip bursitis and DJD, left knee are related to his service-connected right lower extremity disabilities. The decision is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran’s left hip and knee conditions are related to his service-connected injuries, with opinions supporting both a secondary relationship and direct relationship being considered.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip bursitis, degenerative joint disease (DJD), left knee
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19127940
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Decisions by this judge: 2,240 · Granted: 28% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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