The Veteran's left hip and left knee disorders are found to be secondary to his service-connected left ankle disability, warranting a 20% rating.
The deciding factor: VA examiner opined that the Veteran’s left hip and left knee disorders may be due to alteration of gait caused by dorsiflexion limitation in the left foot, which is not related to any service-connected ankle or foot problem.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Hip Disorder, Left Knee Disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19128857
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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