The Board has granted service connection for lumbar spine, right hip, and left hip disabilities due to the evidence being at least in equipoise as to whether these conditions are related to service.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions were evenly split on the etiology of the Veteran's lumbar spine, right hip, and left hip disabilities, with some attributing them to service while others attributed them to work-related aggravation. The Board found this evidence to be at least in equipoise.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"lumbar spine disability","diagnosis_codes":["DJD"]}, {"condition_name":"right hip disability","diagnosis_codes":["osteoarthritis"]}, {"condition_name":"left hip disability","diagnosis_codes":["osteoarthritis"]}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19176740
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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